Curious about what size the lines are that we're talking about. A 1/2 inch pvc pipe is really not that hard to flex into place, but a 2 inch pipe would be impossible.
Also curious: did you turn off the water and relieve any pressure in the pipe before you tried the extra cement? Did you try that on clean pvc or after the silicone and tape?
Yes Frodo that is what I was talking about
Best practice is to use the minimum number of fittings possible, as most leaks and failures occur at the fittings. There are times when there is no other way, but one should not abandon good practice simply because another way is easier or cheaper. In a concrete slab, perhaps that would be OK but in soil, you just dig a little further each way so that you can gain the movement needed to do the repair without adding more potential failure points than you have to.
Phil
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