hard plumbing ?

[joenano]

How long does the PVC glue have to dry brfore I can fill ?

 

[Kreeger1]

I only wait 15 plus minutes

 

[plantankerously]

Not very long. I've filled an hour after gluing with no ill effects.

 

[cash03ins]

The can will tell you 24 hours but like Kreeger1 says 15 minutes will work. I try and wait an hour but sometimes you need to get the system up rolling again.

 

[vietcu]

man I only used it about 5 min after and no problems. Guess I should wait a little longer .

 

[chuggy]

5 min here the dry time is for pressure but were not really putting any real pressure into our systems. I glue pipes for a living we let 120 psi sit for about 20 min before turning back on. My only concern with the tank is the glue getting into the water i would try and make sure you only use a thin layer

 

[GROWSZOAS]

I had a drop of glue fall right into the sump, im sure thats not all that great but seen no ill effects

 

[Kreeger1]

I've had atleast a table spoon fall in, it just floats on the top of the water and I scooped it out

 

[adetamor]

Gotta agree with everyone. The dry time is minimal. Like chuggy said, its high pressure applications that you have to be concerned about. I glued mine, hooked up everything and filled the tank. So probably 20-30 minutes before water was flowing.

@Kreeger I wish my clean up was a simple as scooping it out of water. My friend kicked over the can and spilled the whole thing on my carpet

 

[joenano]

Thanks guys for the help. my projest for next weekend is plumbing a frag tank in to my display.

 

[DiscoReefRover]

My cat knocked over a whole can in my appartment once nothing like having a 8 in circle of melted carpet ....lol

 

[serpentman]

I like the blue, "Rain or Shine" stuff by Oatey. I wait about 10-15 minutes before resuming flow.

 

[Kreeger1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14946198#post14946198 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DiscoReefRover
My cat knocked over a whole can in my appartment once nothing like having a 8 in circle of melted carpet ....lol

lol ...been there done that

 

[Notathumpa]

I just like the smell!

 

[chuggy]

i agree with serpentman the blue wet or dry is the best we use it exclusively at work. Dries really quick holds pressure great. Christies red hot is also a very good glue.