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32MM CORE DRILL..BUT PIPE IS SLIGHTLY BIGGER?
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it says on the tub......POLYPIPE SOLVENT CEMENT....and yes it has a brush attached to inside of lid
i appreciate your sense of humour..but i am looking for advice here....if it was just a glue,surely it would be called...solvent glue & not solvent cement...all i want to know is if it is the correct item i am looking for ?
instructions on tin ( word for word).......
thoroughly coat both contacting surfaces with solvent cement using the brush.
assemble joint immediately and twist to ensure contact.
remove excess cement, do not disturb joint for at least 10 minutes
final set 12hours, then test as required after 24 hours.
finally the colour is clear ( like glue) and not blue
ps at bottom of tub it says the following......
suitable for jointing UPVC, MUPVC and ABS products
thoroughly coat both contacting surfaces with solvent cement using the brush.
assemble joint immediately and twist to ensure contact.
remove excess cement, do not disturb joint for at least 10 minutes
final set 12hours, then test as required after 24 hours.
finally the colour is clear ( like glue) and not blue
ps at bottom of tub it says the following......
suitable for jointing UPVC, MUPVC and ABS products
Clear solvent-weld 'glue' is OK.
If it SAYS solvent-weld, then that's what it is. It will soften / dissolve the surface of MUPVC, PVC and ABS but NOT polythene. The objective of the process is NOT to 'stick' the pipe into the fitting, as with a glue. Solvent-weld dissolves both surfaces, so that once the solvent has evaporated, there is effectively a single piece of plastic. It SHOULD be impossible to separate a joint once it has fully hardened.
Note also that waste fittings are ALWAYS larger than the nominal diameter of the pipe. To get the pipe the right distance off the wall, part of a fitting (eg. an elbow or T) should be inside the hole in the wall. So you ALWAYS should use a larger core-drill than the nominal pipe diameter.
If it SAYS solvent-weld, then that's what it is. It will soften / dissolve the surface of MUPVC, PVC and ABS but NOT polythene. The objective of the process is NOT to 'stick' the pipe into the fitting, as with a glue. Solvent-weld dissolves both surfaces, so that once the solvent has evaporated, there is effectively a single piece of plastic. It SHOULD be impossible to separate a joint once it has fully hardened.
Note also that waste fittings are ALWAYS larger than the nominal diameter of the pipe. To get the pipe the right distance off the wall, part of a fitting (eg. an elbow or T) should be inside the hole in the wall. So you ALWAYS should use a larger core-drill than the nominal pipe diameter.
hi again...thanks for the great info on the pipes & connections ....i will follow your advice..but my main problem was with the solvent cement...as it does NOT say on the tub the word "weld" anywhere..it just says what i typed....i have just tested some on a bit of pipe & it looks like it does actually melt the pipe...but as i really have to be sure thats why i have been asking so many questions ( ORILLO plumbing merchants sold me something called CEMENT FILLER & told me it was what i needed for abs pipes so i tested that and it did not work...so thats why i am abit wary now..& needed to know for sure
Gap-filler cement is for solvent-welding AND filling potential gaps (eg. on weld-on soil-pipe bosses).
Solvent(-weld) cement is for joining pipes into fittings.
Solvent(-weld) cement is for joining pipes into fittings.
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