[Carl n Susan]

The 3" flexible no-hub connector used to join the two cuts ends of the sewer pipes uses hose clamps to seal. No gluing, no stressing the tank spud by prying on it, and facilitates the job next time (you do know it will happen again eventually?)


If you have to pry to get it out, you will likely have to pry to get it back in. That is when the gaskets get messed up and aligning the 4 bolts can be interesting.

With the pipe cut, you have the flexibility to install the valve cleanly and then attaching the downstream pipe thereby keeping the gaskets where they belong.