Leaking saniflo exit pipe

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    Does anyone by any chance know anything about saniflos?
     
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    Yes, whats wrong with it ?
     
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      Ah brilliant thank you

      Wanted to check before i typed it all out and added pictures

      So its a sani flo connected to a washing machine and sink mainly but it is also connected to the boiler overflow pipe.

      Basically it seems to be leaking from the initial bend in the exit pipe but when i looked there seemed to be water further up the pipe to the first bit that holds it to the wall and nothing further up.

      We unscrewed the bit that holds it to the wall and moved that and cant see a crack or anything but there was a rough bit at the back of the pipe that kind of looks like someone had scored it with a pencil. At the moment there is kitchen roll wrapped on the bits we think may be leaking so will see which one gets wet

      But is it fairly easy to change the exit pipe?

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      On the photo there is a compression plastic fitting branch, could it be coming from this ? has all the fittings coming off the saniflo are solvent weld when they are glued propperly they shouldn't leak.

      There should be water in the pipe work, thats nothing to worry about
       
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      Ummm which part is that? Sorry

      The leaking seems to be coming from the bend and the water was on the outside of the pipe in a line down from where the one piece of kitchen roll is further up

      The water on the outside of the pipe was the opposite side of the pipe to the sink so couldnt be splashes from that. Tbh that sink is rarely used anyway so wouldnt be from that at all
       
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      Its the white fitting on the grey pipe. near the saniflo

      Where does the white pipe that goes up the wall go to ?
       
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      I presume it goes outside or to a drain or something. It goes up the wall to the ceiling and then goes left alone the wall and dissapears into the wall.

      The pipes seem to be wet above them that tho thats the only thing but i will phone mum and get her to check that bit out.
       
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      Aparently the exit pipe goes into the soil pipe that then runs under the drive
       
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      So im on the phone to her now aparently the kitchen roll thats half way up the pipe is now wet and the one of the bend is still dry.

      But she hasn't checked the compression fitting branch so will check that as there does seem to be lots of water over the last two days has leaked.
       
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