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mtodd001
11-04-2005, 06:55 AM
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I think I have made the worst rookie mistake!!!!! I am new to this, here goes... I am setting up a 180g fowlr and a 55g sump. I was glueing the pvc together and did not use any cement. I only used the purple primer. This is my 1st time using pvc so I didn't know it was a 2 part system. Is there any hope...or just revamp it all and start over?#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
jerryc
11-04-2005, 08:20 AM
Thank you had better start over are you may have a lot of leaks.

Maybe you can save and reuse most of the PVC
mtodd001
11-04-2005, 09:04 AM
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I will reuse whatever I can, but I will need to replace 3-3/4" bulkheads.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
Limpit
11-04-2005, 09:50 AM
Definatly you will need to glue the PVC, all that the purple primer does is clean the PVC prior to glueing.
dakar
11-04-2005, 10:08 AM
Chalk up a score in the 'oops' column.... and be glad it's a mistake you'll only make once... good thing PVC is pretty cheap, though the bulkheads can get expensive... threaded bulkheads make life a little easier (just be sure you use teflon tape on the threads), with on drawback the threaded adapters tend to be a bit narrower and will restrict water flow.
mtodd001
11-04-2005, 10:27 AM
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#do I let the primer dry before using the cement?#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
dakar
11-04-2005, 10:56 AM
pretty sure all of them recommend allowing it to dry before applying the cement...I know I do, but you might want to read the instructions on the can in the event it's different.
jerryc
11-04-2005, 12:12 PM
Chalk up a score in the 'oops' column.... and be glad it's a mistake you'll only make once... good thing PVC is pretty cheap,

Just 3 times whit it was 6 weeks ago thanks to the Hurricanes and greed of some that take advantage of them
dakar
11-04-2005, 12:16 PM
oh? haven't bought any PVC stuff in a month or so.... guess I need to see if they are gouging on it up here... got a couple of small projects going but I have a pretty good stockpile of saved up now.
mtodd001
11-04-2005, 12:17 PM
thanx for all the great info. i will update all forward progress.
jerryc
11-04-2005, 02:30 PM
oh? haven't bought any PVC stuff in a month or so.... guess I need to see if they are gouging on it up here... got a couple of small projects going but I have a pretty good stockpile of saved up now.

Almost everything that has to do with building has gone up from 2 to 4 times i was paying $28.00 for a 250' roll of 12/2 wire a few weeks ago and itis upto $56.00