[Greenbuilding] Fusing HDPE pipe--GORILLA GLUE for pipe joints???

[Bruno M.]

HDPE is a (thermo-)plastic a Polyolefin, and you can not glue it; normally.
( without a special surface pretreatment ). Gorila Glue is nice stuff for many
glueable surfaces but not for HDPEpipes.

Utility companies for their underground HDPE pipe connections use sometimes
PE Fusion™ a very special kind of glue to connect 
2 ends of HDPE pipe by means of a PVC coupling ( to work cheaply).
I don't know of this product is for sale to the common public.

Any tool rent center that rent tools for the 
building industry must carry HDPE fusion and welding equipment.

And dealers of HDPE pipe must know who can do the job for you.

grts
Bruno M.
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At 16:45 18/05/2007, Mary Bull wrote:
>Typically, contractors want to GLUE these mechanical connectors--the glues
>are polluting solvents. Gorilla glue was mentioned in a paper at the Healthy
>Building Network web site, as the only glue that claims to be non-toxic--it
>is not a solvent, but does it work....??? Thots?
>
>All the pipe will be underground. I have found a source for 500-ft rolls of
>HDPE. For my leachline application (360 ft), we are using a 300-foot role
>with one join--we are marking the join with a stake and documentation, in
>case there is a leak.
>
>Cheers,
>Mary Bull, Co-director
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <ward at buildgreen.ca>
>Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 12:11 PM
>Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Fusing HDPE pipe? Alternatives to PVC pipe?
>
> > 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
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