Slower Curing PVC Cement

[Paintedcow]

They all dry fast. You're doing it the right way. Just make sure your marks are lined up exactly and you should be good.

[Pavel314]

I had a small plumbing project which required several elbows on a PVC line. The cement acts so fast that you only have a few seconds to get everything positioned correctly. Is there some slower acting PVC cement that allows y ou a minute or two to adjust things before it sets up?

Knowing that I didn't have a lot of time to adjust things after applying th e cement, I hooked everything up without the glue and marked the positions of the pipes and elbows with a magic marker. Then I took it apart and glued one part at a time, being sure to get the alignment marks lined up on the adjacent pieces.

Seems like there should be a slow acting glue to allow some adjustment time to make the job easier.

Paul

[Ed Pawlowski]

There are fast set but nothing of a very long time. Oaty orange is a little slower, but not minutes.

Your method of marking is common and it is always good to fit everything first.

[hrhofmann]

e. The cement acts so fast that you only have a few seconds to get everythi ng positioned correctly. Is there some slower acting PVC cement that allows you a minute or two to adjust things before it sets up?

the cement, I hooked everything up without the glue and marked the position s of the pipes and elbows with a magic marker. Then I took it apart and glu ed one part at a time, being sure to get the alignment marks lined up on th e adjacent pieces.

me to make the job easier.

Every plumber I have seen working on that type of material always cut and m ark and preassemble and then actually assemble with cement.

[Pavel314]

ine. The cement acts so fast that you only have a few seconds to get everyt hing positioned correctly. Is there some slower acting PVC cement that allo ws you a minute or two to adjust things before it sets up?

g the cement, I hooked everything up without the glue and marked the positi ons of the pipes and elbows with a magic marker. Then I took it apart and g lued one part at a time, being sure to get the alignment marks lined up on the adjacent pieces.

time to make the job easier.

mark and preassemble and then actually assemble with cement.

After 60+ years, I'm finally doing something right.

Paul

[gfretwell]

You want "Heavy Duty". It is for big pipes where you need some time so it is slower. I think Oatey is the black can

[trader_4]

e. The cement acts so fast that you only have a few seconds to get everythi ng positioned correctly. Is there some slower acting PVC cement that allows you a minute or two to adjust things before it sets up?

the cement, I hooked everything up without the glue and marked the position s of the pipes and elbows with a magic marker. Then I took it apart and glu ed one part at a time, being sure to get the alignment marks lined up on th e adjacent pieces.

me to make the job easier.

I feel your pain. I've been in the same position. Once in a while you have a tricky situation where it would be desirable to have more time so you can do two or more at the same time and still be able to position them. I couldn't find any slow glue. I resorted to the marking method too.