You might sleep better at night after viewing this "Schedule 40 Pressure Rating Chart"
http://www.heritageplastics.com/pvc-water-plumbing-pipe-east/pvc-schedule-40-pressure-dwv-pipe/ Those ratings might be lowered with factors such as age, heat, chemical exposure, or other things like vibration cycles. However the margins are quite high, considering average compressed air shop pressures. On Sat, Jul 27, 2019 at 7:19 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > THAT"s what I always thought, but if you keep pressure under 125, it > seems to be ok. I plumbed a juice plant with pvc (as requested) and it > worked fine. In a bakery, I used hoses for the runs, and iron for the > t's and ends, etc. That worked ok too, but it was mostly low > pressure. 15 to 75 PSI. > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote on 7/27/19 11:52 AM: > > I’ve always been told that PVC pipe for compressed air is a no-no. The > few times I’ve had the luxury of fixed lines for compressed air I did it > with iron pipe. > > > > -D > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
