speedy petey said:I know this post is old but maybe someone could use the info.
Use a heat gun. A regular conduit bender will not work, heat is the only thing. There are blankets, boxes and guns.
Blankets are expensive and size specific, and IMO they are slow. Boxes are expensive, but the absolute fastest way to bend PVC. I have one and LOVE it. A heat gun is very inexpensive, does a good job heating even 2" PVC, and can be used for many other projects & jobs as well.
You can't be serious (about the burning comment)?Also don't be shy about burning the pipe a little. And be careful of the fumes.
And making a "jig" out of plywood and carrying a 10' stick of 2" PVC into your house is quick and efficient???Because heat guns are too slow
But burning it over a gas range is not?Blow Torches are too severe.
First of all I would never use open flame to heat pvc, especially indoors. This is not a good thing to burn, and it is a touchy practice, more like an art. If you over heat you make a weak, brittle area. There are no-heat pvc benders. A rep came to our supply house and did a demo with one. It looked kind of like a spring, and you just slide over the pipe and bend. I've only seen one for 1/2, 3/4 and 1". Anyway I'm with the others on the heat gun. It's all I've used for years and all I will. So I'm glad your all here, cause I'm not all there..........
You may want to e-mail him. His reply was from 2008 and he has not been back online here for almost a year.Have you got a brand or model name? Sounds interesting. I've bent quite a few 1/2" pipes using my knee with fairly good results. But if there's an affordable alternative, I'd like to check it out.
Just wondering, why would anyone even want to go through all the trouble to try and bend it when in less them 1 min. I can add an elbow.
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