The pvc pipe that was joined together has come apart and I thought I could just loosen the metal clamp and shove it back in, but it looks like the pipe is too short to fit into the other. How do I go about fixing this? Image below. This is for my sump pump. Thanks.



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Loosen both clamps enough so that you can slide the coupling up enough to fit over the upper pipe, then retighten clamps. You want equal coupling coverage on lower and upper pipe.

That large drain line going down into the ground doesn't look straight vertically, did it get moved or bumped and shifted to the left? If so that may have caused your sump drain to separate at the rubber coupling.

Am I correct that the large drain pipe is going to the city sewer system? It might have just been the angle I took the picture but I will check its alignment, thank you.

If this isn't a sump pump from a downstairs toilet or bathroom, but is a groundwater sump pump then by code I don't think the sump pump discharge can go into the sanitary sewer. Sump pump discharge that is ground water should go into the city street storm sewers that run along your street. Or it can just run off into your backyard like normal rainwater does. My sump pump discharge pipe goes into a buried pipe that runs to the edge of the property, then it runs into the street. My house gutters do the same thing.

But if this is a sump pump discharge from a toilet or bathroom then yes it does go into the normal city sewer system. They make toilets that can be installed in the basement and they pump upwards and out of the home.

That black drain pipe going into the ground that your sump pump line connects to is large, so it may be carrying something else besides the sump pump discharge. Or they may have just used a larger drain pipe to avoid clogging problems. Do you have any information about it from the previous owners or the home builder? I wouldn't worry too much about it, just get that slipped sump pump piece of pipe you found fixed and all should be ok. As said earlier, try loosening both of the stainless clamps around the rubber fitting, then slide the fitting upward to cover the end of the pipe that slipped out. If the rubber fitting is too short you can get another one that is longer.



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I didn't realize the coupling was a separate piece and moved! I was able to slide it back up. Thank you for making what I thought was going to be a big problem into an easy fix!!



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