On Mon, 16 May 2005 14:20:26 +0100 (BST), Dave Liquorice wrote:

On 16 May 2005 05:50:44 -0700, Mark Trueman wrote:

So is there any way to remove the solvent weld from the fittings and
pipes in order to re-use them? Just pulling them apart and adding
more solvent weld doesnt seem to provide a particularly strong
joint.

Hum, I don't think they can hve been done properly in the first place
if you can pull 'em part. A properly made solvent weld joint becomes
one bit of plastic once the solvent has evaporated. Be aware that
diffrent makes of solvent weld are not all the same size. You need to
use only one brand of pipe and fittings not mix 'match.

Yeah, wot 'e said. I'd guess you used incompatible pipe and fittings, a not
uncommon mistake - done it myself when I first started using solvent weld
fittings.

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