I did some pvc work once before on my pool equipment and it was so easy. So, now that I needed some PVC work done on a shower drain for a remodel, I thought that it would be no problem.
I was removing the old shower drain and wanted to add a new one. I cut the 2" drain pipe between the trap and drain. I bought a drainage coupler and some new 2" pipe. I also got Oatey blue glue and purple primer.
I got the existing pipe all square and ready to go. The coupler wouldn't go more than 1/2 way onto the pipe dry, but from what I understood, the glue would make it go further. I primed the outside of the pipe, inside of the fitting, and I followed the instructions on the glue and did one layer on the pipe, one on the fitting, and another on the pipe.
I pushed the coupler on, but it still didn't seat all of the way down. Additionally, when I was pushing, glue and primer came into the pipe, not running, but more in shavings, like it was dry.
I decided that I must have goofed up along the way and that I should start over. This time I bought a new coupler (one that is taller, figuring that it would give more surface for a stronger weld). I recut the pipe and got it all squared. I used a file to slightly bevel the outside edge of the pipe.
I repeated the same steps as above for priming and glueing, but I did it much faster. As I made one pass around the outside of the pipe with the glue, it started to look dull before I got the swab all of the way around the pipe. Does that mean that it was starting to dry? I was literally wiping the brush around as quickly as possible.
The coupler would still not seat all the way down on the pipe. I gave it all that I had, pushing down. I probably did more of a full twist than a 1/4 twist as I was fighting so hard to push the coupler down. It is about 1/4" or maybe 3/8" gapped.
Is this connection bad? What am I doing wrong?
(Oh, and please forgive my arrogance in thinking that this was going to be so easy. I have been humbled.)
I was removing the old shower drain and wanted to add a new one. I cut the 2" drain pipe between the trap and drain. I bought a drainage coupler and some new 2" pipe. I also got Oatey blue glue and purple primer.
I got the existing pipe all square and ready to go. The coupler wouldn't go more than 1/2 way onto the pipe dry, but from what I understood, the glue would make it go further. I primed the outside of the pipe, inside of the fitting, and I followed the instructions on the glue and did one layer on the pipe, one on the fitting, and another on the pipe.
I pushed the coupler on, but it still didn't seat all of the way down. Additionally, when I was pushing, glue and primer came into the pipe, not running, but more in shavings, like it was dry.
I decided that I must have goofed up along the way and that I should start over. This time I bought a new coupler (one that is taller, figuring that it would give more surface for a stronger weld). I recut the pipe and got it all squared. I used a file to slightly bevel the outside edge of the pipe.
I repeated the same steps as above for priming and glueing, but I did it much faster. As I made one pass around the outside of the pipe with the glue, it started to look dull before I got the swab all of the way around the pipe. Does that mean that it was starting to dry? I was literally wiping the brush around as quickly as possible.
The coupler would still not seat all the way down on the pipe. I gave it all that I had, pushing down. I probably did more of a full twist than a 1/4 twist as I was fighting so hard to push the coupler down. It is about 1/4" or maybe 3/8" gapped.
Is this connection bad? What am I doing wrong?
(Oh, and please forgive my arrogance in thinking that this was going to be so easy. I have been humbled.)