MopardudeWI
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Can I use the same glue I use for plumbing pvc pipes for pvc conduit or are they 2 different kinds of glue?
PVC conduit glue
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pattenp
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Regular PVC glue is fine.
ForceFed70
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Same glue
Crazyjake8493
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Either glue would work. I'm assuming the conduit glue is gray for inspection reasons? I could be wrong though. Also, primer is not needed on conduit.
zmaxmotorsports
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The Grey pvc is uv resistant. The primer softens the pipe to make the glue work better,no reason not to use it in my book.
Just don't use the nasty purple ****!
Just don't use the nasty purple ****!
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MopardudeWI
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The Grey pvc is uv resistant. The primer softens the pipe to make the glue work better,no reason not to use it in my book.
Just don't use the nasty purple ****!
HAHA Nasty purple **** is all I have.
How important is the UV resistant? About 2/3 of my run will be out side in direct sunlight.
manwithtools
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zmax is referring to the conduit, not the glue when he talks about UV resistance.It's not just the UV resistance that's important. It's the fact the electrical conduit (the Gray PVC type) is listed for electrical use, other PVC types are not. Don't overthink it, just use the electrical conduit.
The glue and primer are the same as for the pluming PVC.
The glue and primer are the same as for the pluming PVC.
ard
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I always thought you needed to use specific PVC glue based on the conduit size (and the resulting design geometry of the interference fits)
Grey medium up to 6"; Grey heavy duty up to 12"
Clear is up to 4"
I use grey medium w/ primer for all my conduit, blue or red with primer for all my water.
Grey medium up to 6"; Grey heavy duty up to 12"
Clear is up to 4"
I use grey medium w/ primer for all my conduit, blue or red with primer for all my water.
Crazyjake8493
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It definitely can't hurt! I was taught that it wasn't needed because the joints don't need to be water-tight, since conduit will likely get water in it from condensation if it's open at either end. And the cables inside need to be rated for wet-area use anyway.
I had started a thread about whether or not you need primer for plumbing PVC. Guy at local hardware store had sold me a bottle of cleaner and a bottle of glue. He said no primer needed. I think the cleaner sort of does what the primer does.
The hardware store is owned by a guy who owns a plumbing co.. He said none of his plumbers use primer -- just cleaner and glue.
The hardware store is owned by a guy who owns a plumbing co.. He said none of his plumbers use primer -- just cleaner and glue.
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MopardudeWI
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Interesting. I always thought primer and cleaner was same thing.
rburke65
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12" conduit!!! Wow.....you wouldn't happen to have a picture of this 12" conduit, would you?
zmaxmotorsports
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Ive put together bigger pvc than that for plumbing jobs,never seen anything that was over 4" on an electrical job though.
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csp
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Primer is a cleaner, but a cleaner isn't necessarily a primer.
New building code has eliminated the requirement of primer on DWV connections up to a certain size (4" IIRC) if the glue meets ASTM D2564.
zmaxmotorsports
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How about some pictures of the Econoline in your avatar?
I've always been a sucker,wanted one.
How about some pictures of the Econoline in your avatar?
I've always been a sucker,wanted one.
Yeah those compact 1960's vans are pretty cool. Dodge had the A100 series of trucks and vans/wagons, Ford had the Econoline, and GM had 2 lines -- The ChevyVan/GMC HandiVan/HandiBus & the more pricey Corvair line of compact vans.
The ChevyVan/Handi-Van sort of used the more off-the shelf bread and butter components from the Chevy II like the 4 cylinder/6 cylinder and suspension parts.
They were all made to compete with VW buses/wagons.