joining PVC pipe |
Batka, drawing heavily on the wealth of knowledge gained while earning a BA in English; boldly went forth, found some references, and cunningly reworded them. In the process, however, he left stuff out because, we assume, he'd never done anything like what he was writing about.
Our staff plumber types think that the OQ's question could be interpreted more than one way:
- Assemble a run of PVC without leaks
- Fix a leak in a run of PVC
- Use pipe compound on threaded connectors
- "Clean both ends of the pipes that you wish to connect with a dry rag..."
- "Apply a thin layer of PVC primer/cleaner to the areas of both pipes that you want two [sic] join together..."
- "Apply PVC cement to the areas that were just coated with PVC primer/cleaner..."
- "Connect the two section of pipe together and hold them in place for 10 seconds."
As for the other options: there are special slip connectors that you can use to bridge across a leak in a run of PVC pipe, and special sealing compound that is made for use with threaded PVC fittings. There is not, however, any way to just push two cut ends together, no matter what our Dumbass of the Day seems to think.
¹ The original has been deleted by Leaf Group, but can still be accessed using the Wayback machine at archive.org. Its URL was ehow.com/how_6145416_seal-pvc-water-supply-pipe.html
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