pvc pipe, can it be bent?

[werwer]

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

[digitalmaster]

yes...heat

[hallerb]

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

[hallerb]

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

[hallerb]

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

[hallerb]

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

[hallerb]

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

[Harry K]

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

[hallerb]

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

incidently schedule 40 clear drain pipe is available too

[Edwin Pawlowski]

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

[mm]

I thought that was only used for Drano commercials!

Remove NOPSAM to email me. Please let me know if you have posted also.

[werwer]

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:

[Bob]

Heat gun works. Be vewwy, vewwy careful.

[hallerb]

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 --------------------------------------

You can buy code legal flexible schedule 40 from speciality suppliers = NOT big box suppliers!

I suggested springs since I used to fix machines at a PVC plastics manufacturer, and thats how they custom nent plastic pipe, schedule 40 pipe.

p[lace was interesting and they were friendly one day I fixed there machine, went back a week later with a minor part, they had closed and building was empty.

very sad they all lost their job:(

[ben.aust]

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.

[Goedjn]

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?

[gfretwell]

I imagine that could be better than TV in some places ... "Hey look ... corn"