[Greenbuilding] Fusing HDPE pipe? Alternatives to PVC pipe?

[ward at buildgreen.ca]

I have the 1.5" HDPE pipe joined with barbed connectors and pipe clamps running at 60psi with over 500' length and have no problems.  Just don't put them underground, as if you have a problem, they can be problematic to find.

Ward Edwards


Dear Tom and Greenbuilders,

Thus far I have not been able to find anyone in the Santa Rosa, California
area who has or has heard tell of the fusion devise to join lengths of HDPE
pipe. Does anyone have any leads in the SF Bay Area? Mechanical joints for
these applications--pressurized leach line and pressurized water line-- are
not highly desirable!

Many Thanks!

Mary Bull, Co-director
Greenwood Earth Alliance, Save the Redwoods - Boycott the Gap Campaign
252 Frederick, San Francisco, CA 94117 http://www.gapsucks.org
Chalice Farm and Sustainable Living Center, 748 Montgomery Rd, Sebastopol CA
95472
415-731-7924 - 415-509-1188 chalicenew at earthlink.net



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