Cutting exposed PVC pipe conduit

burgess · 01-01-2006, 02:32 PM

What should I use when cutting exposed PVC pipe conduit that is buried in a ditch ?

F_Eddie · 01-02-2006, 04:30 AM

you can use a cotton string instead of a hacksaw or a hand saw. Wrap the string (such as the kind contractors use for form lines) half-way around the conduit and see-saw the ends. The friction will cut the PVC cleanly as quickly as a hacksaw and does not require the space. Nylon string will not work because nylon and the PVC melt together.

The Gingerbread Man · 01-02-2006, 08:09 AM

What is in the pipe? You said conduit. If there are wires in the pipe you better talk to a sparky first.
(sparky = electrician)