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| message from BigWallop on 21 May 2004 |
Put a big pot of water on the stove and bring it to a hard boil. Dip the point of the
pipe you need to bend into it until it softens off enough for you to put slight firm
pressure on either side of where you need the bend and make the shape you need.
Bring the pipe out of the boiling water and run it under the cold tap in the sink or
in a bucket of cold water to set the shape.
This method doesn't scorch the pipe and no cuts and patches need be applied. PVCu is
very pliable when brought to a high wet heat, but it is easily burned when you hit it
with dry heating.
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| BigWallop replied to BigWallop on 21 May 2004 |
Rigid solvent type is the one that gives trouble, but the cheaper B&Q type stuff
softens as soon as the sun shines on it.
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| andrewpreece replied to BigWallop on 21 May 2004 |
applied. PVCu is
For added safety margin against the pipe crumpling, fill it with dry sand,
or
something similar; that way it will tend to resist crumpling when bent.
Andy.
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