Steps To Glue PVC Pipe Properly

1. Cut the pipe square
   
2. Remove the burrs inside and outside the pipe
   
3. Clean the PVC Pipe with a rag to remove dirt and moisture
   
4. Check the dry fit (The pipe must enter at least 1/3 of the way in without force! If the fit is too
   tight, file or sand pipe. Don’t make flats or gouges on it)
   
5. Remove floss by wiping the pipe and fittings with cleaner or a primer, or sand them
   
6. Apply cement
   
7. Flow cement on with a full brush
   
8. Brush a thin coat in the fitting
   
9. Brush pipe again
   
10. Keep brush in cement between applications
    
11. Work fast and don’t use too much cement!
    
12. Assemble immediately
    
13. Rotate and bottom the pipe in the socket, while the pipe is still wet
    
14. Rotate only 1⁄4 turn
    
15. Hold pipe for about a minute
    
16. Important: Get help on large sizes or use a mechanical helper
    
17. Wipe off excess cement-especially the bead
    
18. Let cement dry
    
19. Wait 30 minutes. If its 70 degrees or hotter, wait 30 minutes; 40 degrees to 60 degrees ---
    wait 1 hour; 20 degrees to 40 degrees --- wait 2 hours
    
20. Snake pipe in ditch side to side
    
21. Shade pipe with backfill
    
22. Use soft dirt without clods or rocks for the first few inches, leaving joints exposed for inspection
    
23. Set period
    
24. Depending on the type of cement, size of pipe, air temperature, dry joint tights, your pipe will
    take a certain time to dry
    
25. 24 hours is considered to be a safe period to be allowed to stand before testing