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Originally Posted by wdfifteen View Post
Looks like 2" flexible PVC for a project would be great for this project, but I've never used it before. It's going to be under about 15psi of cold water pressure. Can I really just glue it to a regular PVC fitting? I see special flexible PVC glue, so I guess it's done. Any caveats? Is there a special flexible PVC pipe for gluing or is it all the same?
We call that kind of pipe "flex pipe" and this is the glue I have always used and had good success:



Also, unlike conventional PVC pipe - do not twist 90 degrees after fitting is pushed on. Just hold it in place for at least a minute or two.

This glue dries much faster than standard glue.
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