Plastic Piping - Cutting and Fitting
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In today's blog post we will cover the steps about cutting and fitting made out of Chlorinated PolyVinyl Chloride (CPVC). CPVC has been used in potable water the 1950s and is easy to install and relatively inexpensive.
So, let's dive right into it.
1) The first step is to cut the plastic tubing. For this there are several tools that you can use. You can use a tubing cutter, a hacksaw, or a more specialized tool known as a plastic-pipe-cutting shear set. Very creative name. Almost close to Tiger King! Jk.
But how do you use a plastic-pipe-cutting shears. First, mark the tubing and, then, in a perpendicular fashion, place the shears and squeeze until you have cut the tubing.
2) The next step is to assemble all the components so that you can mark them. That way, with all the movement of the components later on before being set into place with cement, you won't lose track of how they are supposed to be connected.
3) The next step before joining the tubing sections to the plastic fitting is to use a primer to remove the surface glaze on the pipes. Remove the surface glaze on the outside ends of the tubes and the insides of the fitting. Just like drainpipes, CPVC also have a surface glaze that a solvent-primer can help remove.
4) The next step is to apply plastic cement on the mating parts, covering the entire circumference of both parts. Make sure to move at a relatively fast pace so that the cement does not dry up before you connect the mating parts.
5) The final part is to connect all the parts, pushing all the tubing into the fittings and realigning all the parts using the lines you marked.
That is it! You have cut and joined your plastic CPVC fittings! It was easy as 1-2-3. Too bad managing a tiger zoo is not as easy.
In today's blog post we will cover the steps about cutting and fitting made out of Chlorinated PolyVinyl Chloride (CPVC). CPVC has been used in potable water the 1950s and is easy to install and relatively inexpensive.So, let's dive right into it.
1) The first step is to cut the plastic tubing. For this there are several tools that you can use. You can use a tubing cutter, a hacksaw, or a more specialized tool known as a plastic-pipe-cutting shear set. Very creative name. Almost close to Tiger King! Jk.
But how do you use a plastic-pipe-cutting shears. First, mark the tubing and, then, in a perpendicular fashion, place the shears and squeeze until you have cut the tubing.
2) The next step is to assemble all the components so that you can mark them. That way, with all the movement of the components later on before being set into place with cement, you won't lose track of how they are supposed to be connected.
3) The next step before joining the tubing sections to the plastic fitting is to use a primer to remove the surface glaze on the pipes. Remove the surface glaze on the outside ends of the tubes and the insides of the fitting. Just like drainpipes, CPVC also have a surface glaze that a solvent-primer can help remove.
4) The next step is to apply plastic cement on the mating parts, covering the entire circumference of both parts. Make sure to move at a relatively fast pace so that the cement does not dry up before you connect the mating parts.
5) The final part is to connect all the parts, pushing all the tubing into the fittings and realigning all the parts using the lines you marked.
That is it! You have cut and joined your plastic CPVC fittings! It was easy as 1-2-3. Too bad managing a tiger zoo is not as easy.
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