Working with pvc

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by yifan917

(1) PVC cutters

(2) PVC glue

(3) Depends on what type of bulkheads you have, if it's double-threaded, use adaptors (don't forget to use teflon tape), if it's single threaded, then you'll have to glue it.

(4) Use "T"s

(5) (A)I would measure to make sure every part is in correct sizes and lengths, then put them together WITHOUT the glues to see how they fit together, then glue them up...(use alittle amount of vaseline when you are pre-assembling them, so they will be easier to come out when you want to glue them)

(B)For your returns, minimize as many elblows as possible, you'll get faster flows with straighter routes

above was a good description but a couple things.. if you are only going to be doing a limited amount of work with PVC don't worry about the cutters, they can be expensive and are only good up to 1" (unless there is a larger size I haven't seen yet) any wood cutting saw works awsome on PVC. so had saw, compound miter saw ect..

I personaly would not use vasaline in the dry assembly as this is a greese that you have to remove prior to gluing. Just dry fit your parts they are never that hard to take apart. In adition to the glue you want to use primer (look for clear glue and primer if you can fined it. the primer cleans the surface and allows the glue to work a lot better.

to prime and glue all you do is open the primer attached to the cap will be a cotton swab on a wire, run this around the end of the pipe and then the inside of the fitting it will be going into. this is fine to dry at this point but keep it clean. with the glue you do the same over the primed areaas and then pres them togeather hard and slowly twist them inside each other till it sets up.

a tip I will throw in is to not build it in to big of chunks with out putting a threaded union in. this raises the cost by about 5 bucks for each one but it allws you to install/remove in smaller chunks and makes life much easier.

as for bulkheads get a threaded bulkhead and then you buy a threaded to slip adaptor. the one end threads into the bulkhead and the other glues to the pipe.

I will take a bunch of pics of various stuff tonight and post it for you.

Steve