Is there a way to bend white pvc pipe? Heat? Chemical?

"werwer" wrote in message
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Is there a way to bend white pvc pipe? Heat? Chemical?

yes...heat

you have to support the inside with something like a big spring then
heat and bend carefully

you have to support the inside with something like a big spring then
heat and bend carefully

theres flexible schedule 40 in 3 and 4 inch diameters. outside it
appears corrugated, inside its smooth

theres flexible schedule 40 in 3 and 4 inch diameters. outside it
appears corrugated, inside its smooth

Depending on what you are doing and the pipe size you may only need to
curve it. 3/4 and even 1" can make quite a curve without kinking.

Harry K

when bending you cant allow the connection location to deform, because
it wouldnt seal.

incidently schedule 40 clear drain pipe is available too

"Harry K" wrote in message
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Depending on what you are doing and the pipe size you may only need to
curve it. 3/4 and even 1" can make quite a curve without kinking.

Harry K

That reminds me, if you are talking small diameters, PEX would be good for
that and it can be coupled to PVC easily.

Bending waste size pipe..(3 or 4 or ... inches?).

To keep it from collapsing someone suggested a spring be placed in the
pipe. What about sand? Someone told me some pipes are bent while sand
filled to prevent this
very thing.

And to the heat... I take it mild heating from a butane torch is ok?
I'll try my wifes hair drier first.

Thanks all.


Harry K wrote:
Depending on what you are doing and the pipe size you may only need to
curve it. 3/4 and even 1" can make quite a curve without kinking.

Harry K

"werwer" wrote in message
oups.com...
Bending waste size pipe..(3 or 4 or ... inches?).

To keep it from collapsing someone suggested a spring be placed in the
pipe. What about sand? Someone told me some pipes are bent while sand
filled to prevent this
very thing.

And to the heat... I take it mild heating from a butane torch is ok?
I'll try my wifes hair drier first.

Thanks all.


Harry K wrote:
Depending on what you are doing and the pipe size you may only need to
curve it. 3/4 and even 1" can make quite a curve without kinking.

Harry K


Heat gun works. Be vewwy, vewwy careful.

werwer wrote:
Bending waste size pipe..(3 or 4 or ... inches?).

To keep it from collapsing someone suggested a spring be placed in the
pipe. What about sand? Someone told me some pipes are bent while sand
filled to prevent this
very thing.

And to the heat... I take it mild heating from a butane torch is ok?
I'll try my wifes hair drier first.

Thanks all.


Harry K wrote:
Depending on what you are doing and the pipe size you may only need to
curve it. 3/4 and even 1" can make quite a curve without kinking.

Harry K

A hair dryer isn't going to do the job - a butane burner would be ok.

I put a very slight bend in 2" pvc pipe before and it didn't look neat
because the pipe just wanted to kink.

I suggest you practice on some scrape pieces first.

On 25 Feb 2006 13:32:30 -0800, "werwer" wrote:

Is there a way to bend white pvc pipe? Heat? Chemical?

Heat would do it, but I don't think I'd trust it for
pressure (water-feed-lines) applications after doing that.

What are you trying to do that regular sweep and
bend fittings won't accomplish?