I have used schedule 80 PVC without problems. The schedule 40 is a little
lighter and I have seen a tee at the air connection break when someone
pulled on an air hose. Using a coiled air hose helps take off some of the
loading.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "JERRY FOSTER" <fosterap@flash.net>
To: <LGMCAFEE@aol.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 7:34 AM
Subject: Re: plastic air lines
> Larry Mac......I've heard that PVC line is OK for air, if you use
"Schedule
> 40" pipe. I have used it for an outside outlet for a paint rig, and it is
> still hanging in there. Jerry in Dallas
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: LGMCAFEE@aol.com
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 9:17 AM
> Subject: plastic air lines
>
>
> A while back there was some discussion about running plastic for air
lines
> off of your shop air compressor. My son is a pipefitter that went to
hear a
> factory rep talk about all the different kinds of pipe and the
applications.
> There has been several cases where the plastic broke under air pressure
and
> sent the pieces like shrapnel all over the place. In the information
they
> passed out every page says do not test with air. In our area a boy had a
> plastic flange blow up in his face while testing with air and it hurt
him
> bad. They make special plastic for air lines that is safe, also the
potato
> guns that people made out of PVC have injured a lot of people according
to
> the rep. I thought I would pass this on for what it's worth. Larry Mac
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