Drain pipe glue for cold weather
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 5:14 pm
Figure I would start a post so it may help others in the future. I had some frozen drain pipes to repair for a lady in the park. She just bought her trailer this year, first year in a MH. It's right down around zero here this week. Someone had replumbed her shower a while ago and they didn't slope the drain pipe so it had standing water in it and it was an 1 1/2" pipe and it was run below the underbelly so it froze and was leaking. I replumbed it all and ran it with the correct slope and tied it into the 3" main drain at a different spot. Most of the plumbing in the MHs around here is black ABS, including the main drains going into the parks sewer. But the stores around here have a limited amount of ABS fitting. Menards only has 1 1/2" fittings and just the basics. Home depot has nothing. Lowes has a few 3" and 2" stuff along with 1 1/2" fittings. But again mostly just the basic fittings. So I end up using PVC for some things.
Here is were my question comes in. The black ABS glue is only rating down to 40 degrees by the manufacturer oatey. When I transition from ABS to PVC I use the special light bluish glue made for that, again only rated to use above 40 degrees. Oatey does make a cold temp glue that is rated down to zero or negative degrees, don't remember exactly but it would have been the glue to use since it's below 40 degrees outside. But this cold weather glue is only for PVC, so no good for the ABS I need to glue.
So what do others in the cold weather use in these situations? I ended up using the ABS to PVC transition glue where needed and then the ABS glue where needed. I had some heat lamps and a heat gun to try and keep the fittings and glue above freezing to hopefully create a good seal. I didn't have any leaks so I'm crossing my fingers all is good. But it still bothers me that I'm going against manufacturer specs. Anyone have a solution for ABS and ABS to PVC glues for cold weather?
Here is were my question comes in. The black ABS glue is only rating down to 40 degrees by the manufacturer oatey. When I transition from ABS to PVC I use the special light bluish glue made for that, again only rated to use above 40 degrees. Oatey does make a cold temp glue that is rated down to zero or negative degrees, don't remember exactly but it would have been the glue to use since it's below 40 degrees outside. But this cold weather glue is only for PVC, so no good for the ABS I need to glue.
So what do others in the cold weather use in these situations? I ended up using the ABS to PVC transition glue where needed and then the ABS glue where needed. I had some heat lamps and a heat gun to try and keep the fittings and glue above freezing to hopefully create a good seal. I didn't have any leaks so I'm crossing my fingers all is good. But it still bothers me that I'm going against manufacturer specs. Anyone have a solution for ABS and ABS to PVC glues for cold weather?