Jay-T wrote:
The Daring Dufas wrote:
Jay-T wrote:
I am pre-fitting some PVC fitting for a 3-inch sewer drain line
coming down from a first-floor toilet. ... Has anyone ever tried
lubricating PVC fittings first just to get the
fittings lined up correctly, ....

We spilled some Armor All on the kitchen floor last night and
it darned near turned the place into a skating rink! I don't
know if it would work or how to get it off afterwards but the
PVC cleaner/primer always seem to fix things up fairly well.

I'm still experimenting. Maybe that will work. Who knows?

This morning I tried baby powder -- didn't work. I got the idea when
doing an Internet search and found something about powdered
lubricants.
I also tried Surgi-Lube which is a water-based lubricant that is used
in some medical and EMS applications. That didn't work either.

I don't think anything will work. I am not familiar with PVC plumbing
fittings because ABS plumbing fittings are mandated in my area, however, I
understand that they are made very similar. ABS fittings will never fit
together cold because they are tapered and the female hubs are designed to
be undersize at about the halfway point of insertion. The idea is that the
solvent/glue will disolve both the surface of the fitting and the pipe and
only then will they bottom out when you press them together tightly. This
way you get a solid solvent welded joint that will not leak. Dry, they just
jamb together and not rotate nor bottom out.