abs pipe to pvc pipe
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abs pipe to pvc pipe
I have abs pipe in my home know and the only local stuff that they sell is pvc pipe. I need to tap into the abs pipe in a number of areas and run pvc pipe throughout the house for drainage. What connection should I use for this. Thanks for the help in advance.
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My local inspector won't buy ABS connected to PVC, even if the dual rated solvent is used. He's a pretty reasonable guy but he won't budge on this. Something about the different dimensional tolerances between ABS and PVC. I didn't want to use the rubber/hose clamp adaptors and ended up buying mechanical ABS to PVC joints from a plumbing supply house. I was able to get 2" and 1 1/2" couplings. Neither of the local big box home centers carried ABS to PVC adaptors.
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Where I live, in the NE many years ago they banned solvent welding [glue] between ABS and PVC. This becomes a local code question. What I would do is to use Fernco or Mission couplings. Lots of luck.