just a general question about pvc fittings

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Wed May 09, 2007 6:43 pm

How tight should the fit bettwen a fitting and the pipe be. mine are hard to put together all the way to the shoulder. and when i do they are very hard to get out. Is this normal? Do i need to sand it down?
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Wed May 09, 2007 6:45 pm

No you don't need to sand it down. when you solvent weld it you should hit it with a rubber mallet. This will get the pipe down into the fitting.
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ok. once its down i heard that your supposed to turn it a quarter of a turn, true?
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Wed May 09, 2007 6:49 pm

Yes this spreads the pvc cement equaly. there a how to on priming and cementing on burntlatke.com
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Wed May 09, 2007 7:03 pm

I never turn the pipe (i've never even heard of that :oops: )and i've never had a leaky connection
You will undoubtably have no leaks, especially with a fit as tight as you describe :)
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Wed May 09, 2007 7:34 pm

Turbohacker I have noticed that you always do half ass jobs and since they don't fail on you, you claim them as law!
You are supposed to turn the pipe for a reason.

Just like you said you don't need to wait for your pipe joints to cure for 24 hours.
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Wed May 09, 2007 7:39 pm

turning the pipe also gets ride of air bubbles does it not?
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Wed May 09, 2007 8:14 pm

frankrede wrote:Turbohacker I have noticed that you always do half ass jobs and since they don't fail on you, you claim them as law!
You are supposed to turn the pipe for a reason.

Just like you said you don't need to wait for your pipe joints to cure for 24 hours.
don't dis on a man's art this isn't exactly rocket science, the guns don't have to be perfect
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Wed May 09, 2007 8:17 pm

homedepotpro wrote:
frankrede wrote:Turbohacker I have noticed that you always do half ass jobs and since they don't fail on you, you claim them as law!
You are supposed to turn the pipe for a reason.

Just like you said you don't need to wait for your pipe joints to cure for 24 hours.
don't dis on a man's art this isn't exactly rocket science, the guns don't have to be perfect
Unlike you I dislike having and endcap blow out and seriously hurt someone or solvent welding a gun and having it leak through a 20$ fitting.

I don't "dis" on his so called art, I just state that he is wrong.
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