There are couplers for HDPE. The ones I've seen are not great at holding
any kind of pressure or seal as it were, but they exist.
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part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}comOn Tue, Sep 27, 2022 at 8:14 AM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote: > There are compounds that claim to be able to glue hdpe, but they require > you to buff and then burn the outer surface with a torch. That converts it > to a molecule that is polar enough to glue. So you still are not actually > gluing hdpe but this other compound that is thermally created from hdpe. I > cannot imagine the bond to be very strong. > > *From:* Chuck McCown via AF > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 27, 2022 8:38 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Cc:* Chuck McCown > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Adapting 3/4" HDPE to 1" PVC > > Hdpe cannot be glued. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 26, 2022, at 11:20 PM, Jason McKemie < > j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com> wrote: > > Will try that, I figured they would stick together at that point. > > I've used couplers, but they're not deep enough and it doesn't bind > together the same way the flared end does with HDPE. > > On Monday, September 26, 2022, TJ Trout <t...@voltbb.com> wrote: > >> if you just need the flared end of a pvc pipe you can take a 1ft piece >> and sand one end down to give the edge 45 degree or greater edges, then you >> just heat up 3in of pipe and jam the beveled piece against it and it will >> flare out >> >> On Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 7:23 PM Jason McKemie < >> j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com> wrote: >> >>> Basically looking for a way to use the rest. It looks like PVC is about >>> 300-400% higher than last time I bought it. I'll check out the flaring >>> tools, there might be some options there. >>> >>> I guess it is nice to know I'm not the only one doing it that way, I >>> just thought that there might be a more structured method. >>> >>> On Monday, September 26, 2022, Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Lots of companies do it this way as well. >>>> Are you looking for a way to use the half stick you are throwing away? >>>> Or a replacement for the PVC? >>>> There are pex flaring tools that might be able to flare the PVC if you >>>> heat it, I think that is what TJ Trout is suggesting. >>>> >>>> On amazon there is this tool: >>>> VOTOER Hydraulic Tube Expander Tool 7 Lever HVAC Swaging Kit 3/8 to >>>> 1-1/8inch Copper Tube Expander Tool with Tube Cutter and Deburring Tool >>>> Would a stick of metal electrical conduit be any cheaper (EMT). Not >>>> sure if irrigation funny pipe comes in sizes that large. Non split >>>> smurf tube? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* Jason McKemie >>>> *Sent:* Monday, September 26, 2022 5:27 PM >>>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >>>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Adapting 3/4" HDPE to 1" PVC >>>> >>>> Does anyone have a good solution for this? >>>> >>>> My drop conduit is 3/4" HDPE, but my ONT closure accepts 1" PVC. I had >>>> been just using the flared end of a stick of PVC and tension fitting it to >>>> the HDPE, but with PVC prices skyrocketing I'd like to find a better way to >>>> do this since I use a 10ft stick for each install and then throw the rest >>>> away. >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> -- >>>> AF mailing list >>>> AF@af.afmug.com >>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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