Is unthreaded PVC pipe sometimes screwed into coupling without being threaded first? In my recent work, the pitless hangs from 1 inch pipe that is screwed into a hanger bracket. The hanger pipe is 1 inch-- I presume schedule 80. It is possible that one end was pre-threaded, but the other end was cut to length with a hacksaw while I watched through a window.
I saw nothing that I recognized as a threading die in a handle. There could have been a die with no handle. Maybe it was grabbed with a pipe wrench, and my view was blocked at that point. I did not see the white cuttings of PVC on the ground that I would expect.
That hanger pipe does not carry water, but it does pass a tool to engage the pitless to the casing.
1. Do some people screw unthreaded PVC into a female 1 inch NPT stainless steel thread without threading in advance?
2. If so, what is your opinion of that?
I saw nothing that I recognized as a threading die in a handle. There could have been a die with no handle. Maybe it was grabbed with a pipe wrench, and my view was blocked at that point. I did not see the white cuttings of PVC on the ground that I would expect.
That hanger pipe does not carry water, but it does pass a tool to engage the pitless to the casing.
1. Do some people screw unthreaded PVC into a female 1 inch NPT stainless steel thread without threading in advance?
2. If so, what is your opinion of that?