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   BillHartmann | Jun 18, 2004 05:59pm | #1

   It is ABS plastic and it uses a similar, but different cement.

   It might depend on your area, but in my both PVC and ABS are commonly available in the home horror stores.

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   Mongo | Jun 18, 2004 06:21pm | #2

   Like Bill wrote, most of the black pipe used in plumbing these days is ABS.

   They do sell an ABS/PVC cement. Never used it, but I know plumbers who have and I've never heard them talk nasty about it.

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   BillHartmann | Jun 18, 2004 06:55pm | #3

   "They do sell an ABS/PVC cement"

   They there are too different kinds.

   One is a "universal" cement that is suppose to work on either, but only to joint two pieces of the same material.

   http://www.oatey.com/apps/catalog/showprod.asp?ctg=1&subctg=1

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   Mongo | Jun 18, 2004 07:08pm | #4

   I think this is the "universal", which means it's good for ABS to ABS or PVC to PVC, but not ABS to PVC:

   http://www.oatey.com/apps/catalog/showskus.asp?ctg=1&subctg=1&prodgrpid=1

   Isn't this one a transition-type of cement, for joining ABS to PVC? Would this not work:

   http://www.oatey.com/apps/catalog/showskus.asp?ctg=1&subctg=1&prodgrpid=166

   Still, it shouldn't be used for pressurized supply plumbing, usually just for DWV. Supply side transitions are normally accomplished with a threaded transition, or something similar.

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   HONewbie | Jun 19, 2004 01:32am | #5

   Thanks for the info everybody.  Someone over on the John Bridge tile forum had exactly the same question for exactly the same reason.  The folks over there said that it is against code in a lot of places to glue PVC to ABS and recommended a coupler instead (I think they called it a Fenco coupler?).  I picked one up at the big box, anybody see an issue with doing it that way?

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   EricPaulson | Jun 19, 2004 02:42am | #6

   Fernco

   Thats fine.

   Eric

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   reganva | Jun 19, 2004 03:56pm | #7

   I saw some 4" plastic pipes on the back of a truck the other day that were a blueish green color.  There was also white pvc the same size on the truck.  Is the green stuff different for some special application?

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   BillHartmann | Jun 19, 2004 04:13pm | #8

   That sounds like PVC sewer pipe. But a green dye.

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   Sasquatch | Jun 19, 2004 05:10pm | #9

   I ran into the same problem six months ago while replacing a fiberglass shower with a custom tile shower.  After extensive research, I found that there is no good gluing solution for ABS to PVC.  Someone recommended a no-hub coupling, and that has worked for me.  Found them at HD.  Torque clamps to 60 inch-pounds.