Harry home owner strikes again

[Joshua L. Frederick]

That looks look purple primer to me (proper for CPVC) and a clear cement at the joint. Typically, orange should be used, but there are clear all-purpose cements that can be used as well (red Oatey can -All Purpose, which is ok for CPVC). Now if they used an improper clear PVC cement there should have been many more leaks due to an improper solvent being used. Maybe they didn't get enough cement in this particular joint to seal it properly or didn't properly twist or spread the glue evenly in the fittng? Hard to say, but one things for sure, they had plenty of primer!
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[mnahrgang]

Originally Posted by jfrederick

That looks look purple primer to me (proper for CPVC) and a clear cement at the joint. Typically, orange should be used, but there are clear all-purpose cements that can be used as well (red Oatey can -All Purpose, which is ok for CPVC). Now if they used an improper clear PVC cement there should have been many more leaks due to an improper solvent being used. Maybe they didn't get enough cement in this particular joint to seal it properly or didn't properly twist or spread the glue evenly in the fittng? Hard to say, but one things for sure, they had plenty of primer!
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In the 2 areas I could see, there were 2 leaks. I thought the purple was for PVC and the orange for PCV.