How to get flex PVC to go straight

[digital-audiophile]

I was wondering if it would be heat reactive. I'll have to give it a shot. I really don't want to use rigid pipe becuase of how it is coming out the overflow, through a wall and back into a sump, I would have to use more 90's and 45's that actual rigid pipe to get it there

[Tom R]

If you are afraid of the heat gun try putting it into hot water for 5 or 10 minutes.

Tom R

[albert_dao]

Here's what you do:

Take a knife, punch a hole through one end of the flex.

Take a strong length of yarn or twine. Tie that into the hole you just punched.

Tie the other end of the yarn to a rigid guide pole of some sort.

Run the pole through the position with the yarn to get the string to the other side.

Take the string off the guide pole.

Pull the string.

Win.

[digital-audiophile]

Albert, your plans interests me but I'm not sure I unerstand wha the string is going to do. after your release tension on the string, would the pipe just not go back to it's coiled state?

[Zylumn]

Originally Posted by Tom R

If you are afraid of the heat gun try putting it into hot water for 5 or 10 minutes.

Tom R

ditto

[kari]

Can you put a smaller piece of rigid pipe inside the flex temporarily?

[digital-audiophile]

Originally Posted by kari

Can you put a smaller piece of rigid pipe inside the flex temporarily?

I tried using a piece of 3/4" inside to get it to go straight and even after a couple days it just sprung back.

I don't have a heat gun so I will fill a bathtub with hot hot water and submerge and give it a try

[Joe Reefer]

This is the reason everything was plumbed with rigid on my tank. I atempted using spa flex and got very angry.

[saltyrockbox]

I have a heat gun you can try I was working with it and some flex PVC yesterday it did help but requires time. I live in the far SE by Mackenzie town