Not bull... we've had workers that had to be hospitalized due to heating PVC.
Do what you want.? Not fear mongering.
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On 10/27/2024 11:29 AM, mario mohl via groups.io wrote:
Bull....
Overheating / burning it is a problem you want to avoid for more and bigger
reasons than some fumes.
Heat it by immersion in boiling water.
Ventilation is also welcome, always, for many reasons as well.
So yeah, don't lock yourself up in an airtight room to burn some PVC. That
would be just as stupid as it sounds.
Be sensible, the rest is fearmongering.
On Sun, Oct 27, 2024 at 9:06?AM WAM via groups.io <ajawam2=
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Careful when heating PVC... It gives off nasty fumes
On 10/27/2024 7:00 AM, Pierre-Raymond Rondelle via groups.io wrote:
I can confirm that Mario's method is an excellent one.
In addition, if you want to restrain the diameter, use a glass jar into
you push
the elbow in after hot air heating it. Don't use a flame, it may damage
the PVC
and/or give a poor result. You also may turn a piece of metal tube at the
required dimension. Keep in mind that in this case the metal tube shall
also be
heated otherwise it will be difficult to restrain a plastic tube being
cooled by
the cold tube during the operation.
I used these two methods a lot of times and it always worked. If the
result
isn't what you wanted, heat it again and it will almost recover its
original
shape :-)
It also works well on nylon tubing. I purchased 3/8" tube for my
compressed air
distribution and it happened to be 10mm. My fittings were 3/8". Instead
of
wasting time with a new order, I restrained the nylon tube using the
second
method. No leak @ 8 bars for at least12 years.
On 27.10.24 02:38, mario mohl via groups.io wrote:
Better still. Turn a wood dowel to the desired ID and use it to expand
the PVC
after slightly heating it
