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Not bull... we've had workers that had to be hospitalized due to heating
PVC.

Do what you want.? Not fear mongering.



On 10/27/2024 11:29 AM, mario mohl via wrote:
> Bull....
> Overheating / burning it is a problem you want to avoid for more and bigger
> reasons than some fumes.
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> Heat it by immersion in boiling water.
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> Ventilation is also welcome, always, for many reasons as well.
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> So yeah, don't lock yourself up in an airtight room to burn some PVC. That
> would be just as stupid as it sounds.
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> Be sensible, the rest is fearmongering.
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> On Sun, Oct 27, 2024 at 9:06?AM WAM via <ajawam2=
> [email protected]> wrote:
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>> Careful when heating PVC... It gives off nasty fumes
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>> On 10/27/2024 7:00 AM, Pierre-Raymond Rondelle via wrote:
>>> I can confirm that Mario's method is an excellent one.
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>>> In addition, if you want to restrain the diameter, use a glass jar into
>> you push
>>> the elbow in after hot air heating it. Don't use a flame, it may damage
>> the PVC
>>> and/or give a poor result. You also may turn a piece of metal tube at the
>>> required dimension. Keep in mind that in this case the metal tube shall
>> also be
>>> heated otherwise it will be difficult to restrain a plastic tube being
>> cooled by
>>> the cold tube during the operation.
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>>> I used these two methods a lot of times and it always worked. If the
>> result
>>> isn't what you wanted, heat it again and it will almost recover its
>> original
>>> shape :-)
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>>> It also works well on nylon tubing. I purchased 3/8" tube for my
>> compressed air
>>> distribution and it happened to be 10mm. My fittings were 3/8". Instead
>> of
>>> wasting time with a new order, I restrained the nylon tube using the
>> second
>>> method. No leak @ 8 bars for at least12 years.
>>>
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>>> On 27.10.24 02:38, mario mohl via wrote:
>>>> Better still. Turn a wood dowel to the desired ID and use it to expand
>> the PVC
>>>> after slightly heating it
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