vivona
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I am making changes to the piping layout of my existing irrigation system. I have come across some existing pieces of 1/2" CL-200 pipe that is not dry fitting into new fittings due to the OD being too large, particularly in one diameter direction. I have tried solvent gluing a fitting on one of the pipes only to have it stop 1/4 of the way into the socket, causing me to have to cut it off and start over. The specs for 1/2" PVC OD is .084". I am getting up to .086 in one direction even though I am not getting a corresponding lower reading 90 degrees around the pipe. It is as if the pipe is swollen a bit in one plane. Is that likely? It is the thin-walled CL-200 pipe and has been in service for eight years.
Are there any standard practices for this situation. Do I just sand the pipe to get it down the the correct diameter, or what?
Are there any standard practices for this situation. Do I just sand the pipe to get it down the the correct diameter, or what?