u/dema12co

I think I know the answer to this, but thought I would ask the community anyway.

I have some 12 inch HDPE tubes that are going on 10 or 12 years now, I went to clean them this year and noticed that I can see daylight now around the plug.

I’ve been meaning to cut them down to 10 inches anyway since most fuses are shorter now, but wasn’t sure if given the shrinkage of the plug or expansion of the tube if they would be OK to use even with the expanded end cut off, and new plugs installed.

Am I OK to cut these down and re-plug? Or should I trash to be safe?

TIA