PVC pipe is extremely rigid, but this technique allows you to bend PVC pipe at angles up to 90 degrees without kinking. PVC pipe is commonly used as electrical conduit as well as irrigation piping. It ...

Working with PVC pipe in tight spaces and around plumbing structures can be difficult. If you just need to make a simple bend, you can do so without using elbows or fittings. A hair dryer provides ...

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Structural steel tube is a great compromise of strength and weight. Tube is built to be used in structural applications and to contain pressure. Pipe is built to transport fluids and gases. We don't ...

Apparently, this installer did not care about following the PVC conduit bending rules spelled out in Sec. 352.24. Field-made bends are supposed to be made with equipment identified for that specific ...

PVC pipe is commonly used as electrical conduit as well as irrigation piping. It's rigid and strong, which doesn't allow it to bend at all. Elbows and couplings make it possible to manipulate the path ...