glue for drain pipe?

02-05-2008, 03:20 AM	#1
tikicarver Newbie   Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 16	glue for drain pipe? I bought some drain pipe from Home Depot to make a drainage system around my house. The white tubes that come in 3" or 4", 10 ft lengths. The pipe says it is styrene pipe. Can I use the same glue I use for PVC pipe?

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02-05-2008, 04:04 AM	#2
nvhost Problem Solver   Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 10	glue for drain pipe? Nope, I don't think so. An ABS pipe comes with it's own specific glue, and should be used accordingly. You can't mix and match them.

02-05-2008, 12:55 PM	#3
troubleseeker remodeling pro   Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,399	glue for drain pipe? ABS it has it's own glue as nvhost says. They do make a multi purpose glue that can be used on both ABS and PVC , but it is not as good as ABS glue for ABS pipe and not as good as PVC glue for PVC pipe, according to my plumber, so just buy the right glue, it is not a major investment. Last edited by troubleseeker; 02-05-2008 at 12:57 PM.

02-05-2008, 05:36 PM	#4
tikicarver Newbie   Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 16	glue for drain pipe? I know there are different glues but all I see in the store is glue for ABS, PVC, CPVC. The pipe says it is styrene. So are you saying ABS glue will work with styrene?

02-05-2008, 05:45 PM	#5
Randell Tarin Member   Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 309	glue for drain pipe? ABS=Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene

02-05-2008, 06:10 PM	#6
handyman78 Res Ipsa Loquitur   Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 363	glue for drain pipe? In most home stores (HD & Lowes), ABS is usually the black hard plastic drainage (DWV) pipe sold, the white (DWV) pipe is usually PVC. __________________ Did you ever stop to think, then forget to start again?

02-05-2008, 07:01 PM	#7
tikicarver Newbie   Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 16	glue for drain pipe? the stuff I got from HD is white on the outside and black on the inside. It has white plastic hub on the end, the pipe fits snuggly into the hub. All it says on it is "styrene". It is not the same as the white PVC pipe used commonly in bathroom/kitchen plumbing.

02-06-2008, 12:18 AM	#8
nvhost Problem Solver   Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 10	glue for drain pipe? Well if it says it's Styrene, then use the ABS glue. And considering it's going to be a drainage system, you better use the right glue. It's hard to fix up drainage problems later on

02-07-2008, 10:03 AM	#9
Ron The Plumber Journeyman Plumber     Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 1,994	glue for drain pipe? That type of pipe is used in sepic leach fields. __________________ Fix it right the first time, so you won't have to fix it a 2nd time. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.