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sum (FL)
Has any one of you done this?
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I bumped into this and thought this is pretty interesting. I don't know if the method actually do any damages to the fitting but I can see this being useful in some situations.
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vic (CA)
Thanks Sum. Very interesting. Note that breathing polyvinyl chlorine is toxic so do be careful if you try this.
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North Carolina Plumber (NC)
I don't apply fresh glue, I just heat the pipe with a torch for a few seconds.
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m & m (MD)
Not sure my insurer will go for this.
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hj (AZ)
I just put a hose clamp around the fitting, Use a red hot screwdriver tip to melt a groove, then peel it out with a small screwdriver and hammer. You would have to blow the flame out before the fitting go hot, otherwise you would deform it when inserting the screwdriver.
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BigReg1500 (CT)
What a hack. Can you imagine lighting a fitting on fire inside someone's wall? That's just scary
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Paul48 (CT)
When I've finished a job in the house, and moved on to the next, I don't want to have to go back and do it again.For the cost of a coupling and a new fitting, it's just not worth it.It brings to mind the expression,,,,"Penny-wise and Dollar-foolish".
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BigReg1500 (CT)
Side question if I may:
I once tried a ram-bit to cut a 1.5" stub from a waste tee on a sink job. It worked fine, but cut too much out of the tee socket, and I was afraid there would be too much gap for the solvent cement to take. So I ended up having to replace the whole section of pipe with a new tee.
Is it supposed to cut that much out, and you just use extra cement to really make the joint, or did I maybe use the bit incorrectly?
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Paul48 (CT)
My understanding of PVC adhesive is, that it causes a chemical reaction between the 2 surfaces, and melts them together. So, you are not just softening the adhesive. You are softening the material, and moving it around, as you twist and pry.
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sum (FL)
Paul,I am the same way normally I would just cut out the mistake and start over with new fittings I typically buy extra fittings counting on myself making mistakes.
However I could think of situations where this may have been useful such as a configuration involving many fittings strung together, or a street fitting into an existing piece that is only partially accessible.
Although I do wonder once the pipe is peeled off, is the hollow hub still round or it might have been distorted by heat too.
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hj (AZ)
I think he only does it when the pipe is held by a vise.
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hj (AZ)
You may have used the wrong "guide disc" so the Ram Bit wobbled in the joint.
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