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How to glue Acrylic pipe to PVC pipe?

19K views 7 replies 7 participants last post by  kwc1974 
#1 ·
This is for an external CO2 reactor
I find easier to find Acrylic clear pipe, compare to clear PVC.

Somebody try????
 
#6 ·
Two words - Pumbers GOOP.
 
#7 ·
The regular PVC cement will work, but as Rex pointed out the two types of tubing are sized differently. PVC piping is measured nominally much like lumber is. i.e. a 2x4 board is not really 2"x4". If you can get them to fit the glue should work fine.
 
#8 ·
I agree that in my experience regular PVC cement works fine.

Although, I have never had any problem with my clear acrylic tube fitting to PVC fittings. The trick is to make sure that the diameter is a standard commercial pipe size.
All white PVC is in standard pipe size, not all acrylic is.
A 2" white PVC pipe is 2.375" outside diameter
A 2" clear acrylic tube is 2" outside diameter
A 2" clear acrylic commercial size pipe is 2.375"
Hence the problem is size, once you make sure you are ordering pipe size fit up should not be a problem.

FYI commercial pipe sizes are
1/2" = .84" dia
3/4" = 1.05" dia
1" = 1.315" dia
1 1/4" = 1.66" dia
1 1/2" = 1.9" dia
2" = 2.375" dia
3" = 3.5" dia
4" = 4.5"

this is only a sampling of common sizes you would find in PVC. If you need another size you can find it on the web or pm me and I would be happy to assist.
 
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