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Sch. 80 PVC pipe was glued with Sch. 40 cement

We used Sch 40 pvc glue on Sch 80 pvc pipe ( 4" ) this has never happened before ( new guy ) any ideas what may be the result?

Troy Trautman
plumbing - Jamestown, North Dakota, USA
2004

Hi Troy,

Sch. 40 cement instead of Sch. 80? Well, it should be OK ... if, if, if the other procedures for cementing PVC etc were done. The main difference is that, I believe, there are more solids in the Sch. 80 cement but the solvent is the dead same.

Goest thou and have a gander at the 'library' of fin.com ... and there's an article about how to and how NOT to cement PVC. In all fairness to the 'new guy', let him see that, too..... his name isn't Joe, by any chance, is it?

Freeman Newton [deceased]
(It is our sad duty to advise that Freeman passed away
April 21, 2012. R.I.P. old friend).
2004

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