You can only thread PVC if it is schedule 80 or 120. Any other schedule will be too thin walled to hold a good connection. The one time I needed a piece threaded I used a hand threader for it like the following. Manual Ratchet Threaders You just need...
Kasta High-Density Polyethylene pipes exhibit better strength when compared to PVC. Kasta HDPE pipes are manufactured in greater lengths and diameters. Coiled lengths of Kasta HDPE pipes are available up to 1000 feet for certain sizes making it ideal...
PVC: PVC, or polyvinyl chloride, is a type of plastic used in numerous industries. It is durable, inexpensive and resistant to heat, water and chemicals. Additives such as lubricants, heat stabilizers, plasticizers, impact modifiers, fillers, biocide...
Some of the major advantages of UPVC Pipes are: 1. UPVC pipes and fittings are cost-effective and easy to install. 2. They can bear temperature up to 60 degrees Celsius and hence can be used for cold water applications. 3. One of the major advantages...
HDPE pipe and UPVC pipe differ in their base manufacturing material; their full pipe rigidity, modulus of flexibility; their fabricated storage lengths and diameter sizes; their plumbing system joining methods; their compatibility resistance to chemi...
First off, I have no dog in the fight and use PEX, CPVC and PVC according to what is most suitable for the application. I would like to correct and expand upon some of the statements made in a previous reply. PEX is cross-linked polyethylene for use ...
1. The plasticization of PVC pipes and fittings must be high, and the plasticization should be as high as possible. As long as the decomposition does not change color, the plasticization can be properly improved, making the relative high point of the...
PVC which means no plasticiser (US: plasticizer) has been added to the PVC compound. Unplasticised PVC is also known as rigid PVC. PVC-U is the most common PVC type for pipes and fittings including transportation of drinking water, soil and waste, se...
