How long does PVC glue take to dry & cure??

[jrcastro]

Will it be safe to run water through it say 1 hour??
I know it dries pretty quick. I have livestock in the tank already.

I have to make some minor changes to the drain & return pipes.

TIA

 

[SeanT]

I ususally only wait an hour too.
Never had a problem.

hth,
Sean

 

[CastleRock]

Yea 1 hr is fine, I don't even wait that long

 

[TippyToeX]

I think the longest I've waited way 1/2 an hour. I guess an hour would be on the safer side.

 

[integlikewhoa]

agreed i never wait either.

 

[LivingTropicals]

I agree with the 1/2 hour too. Probably long as I wait.

 

[mattls]

1/2 HOUR TOPS.

 

[trippyl]

I used to plumb with PVC for actual plumbing, and was taught to wait about 2-3 minutes. Since we are talking delicate corals, you really only need to wait till the primer and glue fully hardens, which isn't much more than 20 mins

 

[chucksta1]

An hour is for full cure to rated P.S.I and temp. The bonds would probably be good to go as far as that aspect in a couple of minutes, but I wait at least two beers if the glue mushed into the inside of the joint.

 

[musty baby]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6484761#post6484761 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chucksta1
... a couple of minutes, but I wait at least two beers if the glue mushed into the inside of the joint. [/B]

Two beers? So... a couple of minutes!

 

[chucksta1]

Or until one of us is no longer tacky