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Schedule 35 or 40 PVC
I have a drain that exits my house for gray-water. It's a greenish
pvc. If there were numbers on it, they are long gone. This pipe is just on the surface of the lawn. It drains the bathtub and wash machine. This is legal out here in farm country. I have had this for years. Once before it clogged and froze during a severe cold spell. I have these pipes connected with Fernco couplers so it's easy to take apart. There is about 45 ft of pipe draining downhill. I have intentionally left it on the surface in case it does freeze. That way it's easy to fix in winter. Anyhow, this week it froze again during our severe cold. This time I found one of the pipes had split. I unscrewed one of the ferncos and pulled off the last 30 feet. I took a hose, connected it to the hot water heater and shoved it up the pipe until the clog broke. Same as last time, a lint clog. I just went to buy a new section of pipe. They said this green stuff is schedule 35. The guy at the store did not seem to know much, and said that this is not the right stuff, and I need schedule 40. While the schedule 40 is thicker walled, and cheaper, I thought that schedule 35 was sunlight resistant. I decided not to buy anything until I know which is best to use in an exposed situation. (either way I am still going to have the remaining 30+ feet of green pipe in use, since I am only replacing the bad section. Which should I use? Thanks |
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Take the regular white sch40 and paint it. There. sunlight no longer hurts
it. s wrote in message ... I have a drain that exits my house for gray-water. It's a greenish pvc. If there were numbers on it, they are long gone. This pipe is just on the surface of the lawn. It drains the bathtub and wash machine. This is legal out here in farm country. I have had this for years. Once before it clogged and froze during a severe cold spell. I have these pipes connected with Fernco couplers so it's easy to take apart. There is about 45 ft of pipe draining downhill. I have intentionally left it on the surface in case it does freeze. That way it's easy to fix in winter. Anyhow, this week it froze again during our severe cold. This time I found one of the pipes had split. I unscrewed one of the ferncos and pulled off the last 30 feet. I took a hose, connected it to the hot water heater and shoved it up the pipe until the clog broke. Same as last time, a lint clog. I just went to buy a new section of pipe. They said this green stuff is schedule 35. The guy at the store did not seem to know much, and said that this is not the right stuff, and I need schedule 40. While the schedule 40 is thicker walled, and cheaper, I thought that schedule 35 was sunlight resistant. I decided not to buy anything until I know which is best to use in an exposed situation. (either way I am still going to have the remaining 30+ feet of green pipe in use, since I am only replacing the bad section. Which should I use? Thanks |
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PVC resistance?
"Robert Allison" wrote in message news:IYQkj.1888$hk4.1734@trnddc03... You should use whatever you want and either; get UV resistant pipe, paint it, or cover it. The schedule has nothing to do with PVC resistance. It has everything to do with the thickness and strength of the pipe. The fact that the 35 you found is PVC resistant has nothing to do with its schedule. -- Robert Allison Rimshot, Inc. Georgetown, TX |
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On Jan 20, 4:45*pm, Oren wrote:
On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:16:21 -0600, wrote: I thought that schedule 35 was sunlight resistant. UV will damage any PVC exposed for long periods. A few pieces of scrap in my yard (electrical /irrigation) show serious darker coloration from Sun in our desert. Oren -- Isn't the gray electrical PVC UV resistant? Red |
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On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:16:11 +0000, john
wrote: you can get sched 40 PVC that is sunlight resistant that is used for electrical, grey Do they make that stuff in 4 inch size? you might put a lint trap towards the head end, in a place easy to clean. one type, put a nylon stocking on the end of the washer discharge hose, this goes into drain pipe, pull out frequently and clean it could try the same with window screen pouch. this pits it inside a warm environment. could also put window screen over the end of the pipe as it goes into coupler. clean frequently but it will be out in the cold. Yes, I got to do something to stop that lint, at least in cold weather. It's hard to believe that enough crud can build up in one spot to cause a freezup of a 4" pipe. I suppose it builds up, freezes, and just keeps building up more and more. After I broke the clog with the hot water, I dumped a few handfuls of rock salt down the tub drain to hopefully loosen up any other possible iceballs in there. Thanks On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:16:21 -0600, wrote: I have a drain that exits my house for gray-water. It's a greenish pvc. If there were numbers on it, they are long gone. This pipe is just on the surface of the lawn. It drains the bathtub and wash machine. This is legal out here in farm country. I have had this for years. Once before it clogged and froze during a severe cold spell. I have these pipes connected with Fernco couplers so it's easy to take apart. There is about 45 ft of pipe draining downhill. I have intentionally left it on the surface in case it does freeze. That way it's easy to fix in winter. Anyhow, this week it froze again during our severe cold. This time I found one of the pipes had split. I unscrewed one of the ferncos and pulled off the last 30 feet. I took a hose, connected it to the hot water heater and shoved it up the pipe until the clog broke. Same as last time, a lint clog. I just went to buy a new section of pipe. They said this green stuff is schedule 35. The guy at the store did not seem to know much, and said that this is not the right stuff, and I need schedule 40. While the schedule 40 is thicker walled, and cheaper, I thought that schedule 35 was sunlight resistant. I decided not to buy anything until I know which is best to use in an exposed situation. (either way I am still going to have the remaining 30+ feet of green pipe in use, since I am only replacing the bad section. Which should I use? Thanks |
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On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:41:51 -0600, "S. Barker"
wrote: Take the regular white sch40 and paint it. There. sunlight no longer hurts it. s My 2" solar panel/pool PVC pipes are painted. Installer performed. I'm in the desert - works great. Even got a matching color! Oren -- |
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On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:53:17 -0600, wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:16:11 +0000, john wrote: you can get sched 40 PVC that is sunlight resistant that is used for electrical, grey Do they make that stuff in 4 inch size? yes you might put a lint trap towards the head end, in a place easy to clean. one type, put a nylon stocking on the end of the washer discharge hose, this goes into drain pipe, pull out frequently and clean it could try the same with window screen pouch. this pits it inside a warm environment. could also put window screen over the end of the pipe as it goes into coupler. clean frequently but it will be out in the cold. Yes, I got to do something to stop that lint, at least in cold weather. It's hard to believe that enough crud can build up in one spot to cause a freezup of a 4" pipe. I suppose it builds up, freezes, and just keeps building up more and more. After I broke the clog with the hot water, I dumped a few handfuls of rock salt down the tub drain to hopefully loosen up any other possible iceballs in there. Thanks On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:16:21 -0600, wrote: I have a drain that exits my house for gray-water. It's a greenish pvc. If there were numbers on it, they are long gone. This pipe is just on the surface of the lawn. It drains the bathtub and wash machine. This is legal out here in farm country. I have had this for years. Once before it clogged and froze during a severe cold spell. I have these pipes connected with Fernco couplers so it's easy to take apart. There is about 45 ft of pipe draining downhill. I have intentionally left it on the surface in case it does freeze. That way it's easy to fix in winter. Anyhow, this week it froze again during our severe cold. This time I found one of the pipes had split. I unscrewed one of the ferncos and pulled off the last 30 feet. I took a hose, connected it to the hot water heater and shoved it up the pipe until the clog broke. Same as last time, a lint clog. I just went to buy a new section of pipe. They said this green stuff is schedule 35. The guy at the store did not seem to know much, and said that this is not the right stuff, and I need schedule 40. While the schedule 40 is thicker walled, and cheaper, I thought that schedule 35 was sunlight resistant. I decided not to buy anything until I know which is best to use in an exposed situation. (either way I am still going to have the remaining 30+ feet of green pipe in use, since I am only replacing the bad section. Which should I use? Thanks |
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S. Barker wrote:
PVC resistance? "Robert Allison" wrote in message news:IYQkj.1888$hk4.1734@trnddc03... You should use whatever you want and either; get UV resistant pipe, paint it, or cover it. The schedule has nothing to do with PVC resistance. It has everything to do with the thickness and strength of the pipe. The fact that the 35 you found is PVC resistant has nothing to do with its schedule. -- Robert Allison Rimshot, Inc. Georgetown, TX AFAICT, IOW, IMHO, what I meant was UV resistance. YMMV -- Robert Allison Rimshot, Inc. Georgetown, TX |
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On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:16:11 +0000, john wrote: you can get sched 40 PVC that is sunlight resistant that is used for electrical, grey Do they make that stuff in 4 inch size? Of course. Go to your local electrical supply. NOT Home Depot or Lowes. you might put a lint trap towards the head end, in a place easy to clean. one type, put a nylon stocking on the end of the washer discharge hose, this goes into drain pipe, pull out frequently and clean it could try the same with window screen pouch. this pits it inside a warm environment. could also put window screen over the end of the pipe as it goes into coupler. clean frequently but it will be out in the cold. Yes, I got to do something to stop that lint, at least in cold weather. It's hard to believe that enough crud can build up in one spot to cause a freezup of a 4" pipe. I suppose it builds up, freezes, and just keeps building up more and more. After I broke the clog with the hot water, I dumped a few handfuls of rock salt down the tub drain to hopefully loosen up any other possible iceballs in there. Thanks On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:16:21 -0600, wrote: I have a drain that exits my house for gray-water. It's a greenish pvc. If there were numbers on it, they are long gone. This pipe is just on the surface of the lawn. It drains the bathtub and wash machine. This is legal out here in farm country. I have had this for years. Once before it clogged and froze during a severe cold spell. I have these pipes connected with Fernco couplers so it's easy to take apart. There is about 45 ft of pipe draining downhill. I have intentionally left it on the surface in case it does freeze. That way it's easy to fix in winter. Anyhow, this week it froze again during our severe cold. This time I found one of the pipes had split. I unscrewed one of the ferncos and pulled off the last 30 feet. I took a hose, connected it to the hot water heater and shoved it up the pipe until the clog broke. Same as last time, a lint clog. I just went to buy a new section of pipe. They said this green stuff is schedule 35. The guy at the store did not seem to know much, and said that this is not the right stuff, and I need schedule 40. While the schedule 40 is thicker walled, and cheaper, I thought that schedule 35 was sunlight resistant. I decided not to buy anything until I know which is best to use in an exposed situation. (either way I am still going to have the remaining 30+ feet of green pipe in use, since I am only replacing the bad section. Which should I use? Thanks -- Robert Allison Rimshot, Inc. Georgetown, TX |
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On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:25:58 -0800 (PST), Red
wrote: On Jan 20, 4:45*pm, Oren wrote: On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:16:21 -0600, wrote: I thought that schedule 35 was sunlight resistant. UV will damage any PVC exposed for long periods. A few pieces of scrap in my yard (electrical /irrigation) show serious darker coloration from Sun in our desert. Oren -- Isn't the gray electrical PVC UV resistant? Red Yes. Here is what the Sun did on the scrap pieces in the yard. The left one was turned - for comparison. http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/b...21_0001jpg.jpg Oren -- |
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