Joining a PVC pipe to a pipe fitting requires special primer and cement that melts the surface of the PVC before fusing the pieces together (like welding metal) to make an airtight bond. Here's a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) pipes are part of many home construction and maintenance projects. One of the most common uses for these rigid, ...

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A Flexible PVC pipe union. Bill Bowin, CSRE/CBNT, chief engineer at North American Broadcasting, writes that we’ve “beaten to death’” the topic of condensate drains over the last six months, but Bill ...

A study of an eco-friendly solvent helping to make PVC plastic more flexible reveals the molecular-level interaction of hydrogen bonds between the two ingredients. What gives plastic objects their ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...