Pipe connector

A method of connecting together a first pipe and a second pipe slidably engageable one into the other, the method comprising:

• providing a pipe connector including
• a side wall extending between a first end and a second end along a longitudinal axis and defining an interior space, the side wall configured to be insertable into a floor hole made into a floor,
• a floor flange extending laterally and outwardly from the first end of the side wall, the floor flange configured to rest on a floor surface of the floor when the side wall is inserted into the floor hole, and
• a guiding assembly secured to the side wall and comprising at least one resilient retaining finger for receiving the first pipe therebetween, the at least one resilient retaining finger being securable to the first pipe when the second pipe is engaged into the first pipe;
• inserting the first pipe into the guiding assembly of the pipe connector;
• securing the at least one resilient retaining finger of the guiding assembly against the first pipe;
• engaging the second pipe into the first pipe;
• inserting the pipe connector in the floor hole to abut the flange with the floor surface;
• and
• securing the flange to the floor.