Posted: 11/29/2016 11:43:49 PM EDT
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About 2 hours ago I replaced a 1-1/4 pvc coupling from my pump to the pressure tank it was cracked, how long should I wait & let the glue dry before turning on the pump?
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| Quicker dry time is why I always use blue glue instead of the clear stuff, that and I am constantly fixing leaks on the ranch, there is over 20 miles of PVC on the place. Clear glue I give at least an hour if I can, blue glue I give about 15 minutes, wells are set to a max of 60psi. |
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Ive seen people immediately apply pressure. May not be right, but if you used primer and twisted the pipes together, it will hold immediately. Only takes 30 seconds or so to bond. Your bladder should be 2-5 psi less than your cut in pressure. In other words, if your well pump is set for 30/50, you need to set the bladder pressure to 28 lbs. |
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Ive seen people immediately apply pressure. May not be right, but if you used primer and twisted the pipes together, it will hold immediately. Only takes 30 seconds or so to bond. Your bladder should be 2-5 psi less than your cut in pressure. In other words, if your well pump is set for 30/50, you need to set the bladder pressure to 28 lbs. That may work sometimes with low pressure but that's far from correct. It takes much longer than 30 seconds to bond correctly. I've seen people forget to glue joints and they held in low pressure applications for awhile, even months. If you ever work with pressure above 40 or 50 psi you will quickly find out that it doesn't set up in 30 seconds. Even after 2 hours and strapping the connections with ratchet straps, it can get iffy. 24 hours is really what it takes to have a 0% failure rate. |
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That may work sometimes with low pressure but that's far from correct. It takes much longer than 30 seconds to bond correctly. I've seen people forget to glue joints and they held in low pressure applications for awhile, even months. If you ever work with pressure above 40 or 50 psi you will quickly find out that it doesn't set up in 30 seconds. Even after 2 hours and strapping the connections with ratchet straps, it can get iffy. 24 hours is really what it takes to have a 0% failure rate. Quoted:
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Ive seen people immediately apply pressure. May not be right, but if you used primer and twisted the pipes together, it will hold immediately. Only takes 30 seconds or so to bond. Your bladder should be 2-5 psi less than your cut in pressure. In other words, if your well pump is set for 30/50, you need to set the bladder pressure to 28 lbs. That may work sometimes with low pressure but that's far from correct. It takes much longer than 30 seconds to bond correctly. I've seen people forget to glue joints and they held in low pressure applications for awhile, even months. If you ever work with pressure above 40 or 50 psi you will quickly find out that it doesn't set up in 30 seconds. Even after 2 hours and strapping the connections with ratchet straps, it can get iffy. 24 hours is really what it takes to have a 0% failure rate. Seems to me that if you forget to glue the joints, 24 hrs is pretty optimistic. If you cleaned and glued them you've really got nothing to worry about. |
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Quoted: That may work sometimes with low pressure but that's far from correct. It takes much longer than 30 seconds to bond correctly. I've seen people forget to glue joints and they held in low pressure applications for awhile, even months. If you ever work with pressure above 40 or 50 psi you will quickly find out that it doesn't set up in 30 seconds. Even after 2 hours and strapping the connections with ratchet straps, it can get iffy. 24 hours is really what it takes and have a 0% failure rate. Quoted: Quoted: Ive seen people immediately apply pressure. May not be right, but if you used primer and twisted the pipes together, it will hold immediately. Only takes 30 seconds or so to bond. Your bladder should be 2-5 psi less than your cut in pressure. In other words, if your well pump is set for 30/50, you need to set the bladder pressure to 28 lbs. That may work sometimes with low pressure but that's far from correct. It takes much longer than 30 seconds to bond correctly. I've seen people forget to glue joints and they held in low pressure applications for awhile, even months. If you ever work with pressure above 40 or 50 psi you will quickly find out that it doesn't set up in 30 seconds. Even after 2 hours and strapping the connections with ratchet straps, it can get iffy. 24 hours is really what it takes and have a 0% failure rate. Again, its not right, but people worry about this stuff far more than they have to. |
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Seems to me that if you forget to glue the joints, 24 hrs is pretty optimistic. If you cleaned and glued them you've really got nothing to worry about. Quoted:
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Ive seen people immediately apply pressure. May not be right, but if you used primer and twisted the pipes together, it will hold immediately. Only takes 30 seconds or so to bond. Your bladder should be 2-5 psi less than your cut in pressure. In other words, if your well pump is set for 30/50, you need to set the bladder pressure to 28 lbs. That may work sometimes with low pressure but that's far from correct. It takes much longer than 30 seconds to bond correctly. I've seen people forget to glue joints and they held in low pressure applications for awhile, even months. If you ever work with pressure above 40 or 50 psi you will quickly find out that it doesn't set up in 30 seconds. Even after 2 hours and strapping the connections with ratchet straps, it can get iffy. 24 hours is really what it takes to have a 0% failure rate. Seems to me that if you forget to glue the joints, 24 hrs is pretty optimistic. If you cleaned and glued them you've really got nothing to worry about. Success at the BigPapaColt house, no drips no runs no errors & I took a hot shower. Thanks again boys |