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| mega_swordman |
 Posted: 02/09/2008 22:50 PM Post subject: Newbie Help |
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| Posted: 02/09/2008 23:49 PM Post subject: |
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| i think this should be a sticky. its defiantly a good thing to have. |
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| MrCrowley |
| Posted: 02/10/2008 0:05 AM Post subject: |
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Good stuff, sticky it is. 
I remember me and Pete Zaria were going to put a huge one of these together but never got round to it. |
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| _Fnord |
| Posted: 02/10/2008 0:12 AM Post subject: |
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Also, this post should have a small FAQs section.
Ya know, for things like "its cold out shoudl i wory about my canon asploding?!" or, "wats better pcv or abs?!"
Quick, everyone think of some noob questions! |
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| mega_swordman |
| Posted: 02/10/2008 0:14 AM Post subject: |
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| _Fnord wrote: |
Quick, everyone think of some noob questions! |
Ha, that shouldn't be too hard to find. I'll browse for some. |
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| pizlo |
| Posted: 02/10/2008 0:46 AM Post subject: |
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C:B ratios?
General pipe safety, just get Crowly to do A big pipe safety write up. |
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| sjog |
| Posted: 02/10/2008 0:48 AM Post subject: |
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Mega_swordman Good job. Must have taken a few minutes to put that together.
Mrcrowley Ya man Stickey it we all can use for quick reference. |
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| MrCrowley |
| Posted: 02/10/2008 1:27 AM Post subject: |
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| sjog wrote: | | Mrcrowley Ya man Stickey it we all can use for quick reference. |
I have.
@Pizlo
| BrianMigs wrote: | | what does a bell reducer look like? and how can some people on here tell if certain parts are dwv, especially if its all ready painted over? |
This is a bell reducer:
If a part is DWV, it should only say DWV and maybe Sch 40 on the fitting/pipe.
On fittings the writing is usually raised and can be read once painted over, with pipe, if you have enough layers of paint you probably can't read it.
Don't Worry about identifying DWV pipe and fittings, more pressure rated fittings.
To find out if a fitting is pressure rated, it should have 'NSF-PW' and it may also have Sch 40 (or 80,120 etc) on it. IIRC American fittings don't have a pressure rating on them, but if they have NSF-PW, you're okay, it will be rated.
For pipe, it should have 'NSF-PW Sch 40 (or 80,120, etc) XXXPSI @73F'
XXXPSI, is the pressure rating, it changes depending on the Schedule rating and the diameter of the pipe. The pipe may have a different temperature rating, but the most common say '@73F'.
The pipe may also have 'DWV" written on it, as long as the pipe has a pressure rating, e.g '300PSI @73F' you're okay.
If it doesn't have 'NSF-PW' or pressure rating, chances are it's DWV.
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This is a PRESSURE RATED PVC 90* bend:
This is a DWV PVC 90* bend, non-pressure rated:
As you can see, the difference is very obvious.
You can get fittings that look DWV, but I doubt you will find them at Home Depot or Lowes, usually they're only found online.
| BrianMigs wrote: | | Is there a thread or something somewhere that will show me what all these different parts look like? |
Not really.
I'll list a few pressure rated fittings in pictures:
That's really all the important information about identifying American Pressure rated pipe. |
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| pizlo |
| Posted: 02/10/2008 14:55 PM Post subject: |
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| That is exactly the post I had in mind. |
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| OuchProgramme |
| Posted: 02/10/2008 17:31 PM Post subject: |
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Cheers to you!
Somebody finally took a stand to tell the noobs to use their heads  |
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| Hydra |
| Posted: 03/28/2008 1:12 AM Post subject: |
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| You should add a topic that shows what a Male/Female/Bushing/Coupler/Adapter etc etc is and all that stuff, because that really stumped me for a bit and Im sure it will happen to other people. |
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| hubb017 |
| Posted: 03/28/2008 1:25 AM Post subject: |
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| You know, I don't know why anyone has not thought of that. It would make a good sticky. |
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| clide |
| Posted: 03/28/2008 14:55 PM Post subject: |
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| Jared Haehnel |
| Posted: 03/28/2008 15:23 PM Post subject: |
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| This should have been done a long time ago....doesn't seem to be anything on hybrid's not that a lot of newbies ask but an insurance policy is never goes amiss... |
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| mega_swordman |
| Posted: 03/28/2008 20:09 PM Post subject: |
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| Jared Haehnel wrote: | | doesn't seem to be anything on hybrid's not that a lot of newbies ask but an insurance policy is never goes amiss... |
Point taken. I will look into this...sometime. Also, if anyone has links they want to add, just PM me with the link and I will look at it and potentially add it to the list. |
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