How do you cut PVC conduit without cutting wires?
2017年12月18日 · Thank you everyone for the helpful hints and warnings. As far as electrical goes I am fairly competent due to the work I do. There are a few things electricians do on a regular basis that I don’t (such as cut pipe with wires in them) so they know the tricks. The only things left are cleanup and finishing the conduit and junction for my water ...
Gluing Foam Pipe Insulation | Hearth.com Forums Home
2005年12月5日 · What is a good way to glue foam pipe insulation? I've been using cable ties to keep it together in some way, but I'd like to glue it together for a better vapor seal. I've tested a hot melt glue gun. It works okay, but sticks only adequately, has the potential to burn you and melt the insulation, and does have to be pushed together for a little ...
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2008年8月26日 · Figure out what they will take up. Mark center of where you want the new tee. Remove the two sections of piping, shorten, re-thread, and re-install with the new pieces. Then just tighten the male and female union parts together. Then hope you don't get any leaks. It may be easier to cut out an existing piece of black threaded pipe leaving male ...
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2012年5月29日 · That way you can shut off the valve and empty the drip leg without shutting down the main line. Good for you for running 1" iron line everywhere as a header and branching off with the sizes needed for each appliance. Some day you may get NG and it will be at a different pressure so you larger size is great plus NG guys don't seem to like copper.
Do I need a ceiling support box, contractor telling me no
2014年10月14日 · I would skip this contractor, the only way I see not using a support box is directly installing triple wall pipe to the stove collar (I think an adaptor would be needed) and you can only support 30ft of pipe, a typical install is double wall out of the stove (single wall can be used but it is not recommended) then it gets terminated into a ceiling support box, from the top …
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2011年12月4日 · i tried strap wrenches but they crushed the pipe. i had the close to the joint as possible without pinching the joint and it didnt matter. i cut the pipe and reconnected with an adjustable pipe. just slipped it into the cut end with silicone and tape. i couldnt see throwing out $400 worth of pipe.
So what is the easiest way to cut stove pipe?
2007年8月1日 · If the pipe is round you need to use both the red and green shears to cut a strip out of the pipe. The red shear cuts to the left, the green shear cuts to the right. But if used together to cut a say 1" strip out of the pipe, it will curl in front of the shears and allow you to make a nice clean cut.
Conduit for TV hidden in fireplace - how? What size?
2011年8月12日 · what ever you decide, the code is to have electrical power in a different pipe. they are not allowed in the same pipe. run a romex up there and leave a 2 to 3 foot coil wrapped around a nail. from there the other side can be either hanging below or boxed or run over to the circuit panel leave 2 feet there and mark what and where the other end ...
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2012年9月26日 · There are different methods depending on the depth of cut, gauge of metal, and whether the sheet is flat (like lock seam pipe) or already joined into a round pipe.If the cut is shallow and you are only removing an inch or two, then a right handed aviation snip should do the job. You may need to hacksaw thru the seam. Wear gloves if you haven't ...
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2015年1月5日 · When i tested my tanks i tried 3 different methods. Just Teflon tape,just pipe dope,and the hemp method.I tightened all the plugs about the same.All the Teflon ones leaked and with more tightening most stopped leaking.About half of the pipe dope ones leaked and stopped with more tightening.None of the hemp one leaked.I was sold on the hemp way.