Hello Joule,
We just got back from our camping trip and I noticed the stink pipe has broken off. Yes, there is a flare at the the top of the ABS pipe that screws to the ceiling; that's where mine broke. Six years ago I cemented that flare which was partially broken with ABS cement. It lasted this long!! My solution this time...I removed the remaining piece of flare on the pipe, cleaned the end, and went HD today and got a 1-1/2 inch seal/gasket (similar to the ones that are in home kitchen sink plumbing traps), I put the plastic nut on the pipe, slipped the seal/gasket onto the pipe, shoved the pipe into the ceiling outlet vent and screwed it hand tight. It seems to be working OK and not coming apart after a number of times of lowering and raising the Hi-Lo. I would imagine that to replace that pipe you would have to remove the ceiling vent pipe attachment to get it out far enough out of the bottom sliding attachment to get it out. I didn't want to that! I hope my repair holds up!!
I hope this helps.
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