So, last summer I hard plumbed the line from my pump to my sand filter with 1 1/2" pvc. As always, I bought extra pvc pipe in case I made a mistake somewhere. Once I got done, I threw the extra pipe behind the "pool box" and forgot about it. This year (actually, this weekend), I plan on installing a thru the wall skimmer and hard plumbing everything. I know a trip to the hardware store is in order for fittings, valves and some more pipe, but can I use the pipe from last year? Or should I just start over and pitch it?? It has been laying on the ground, getting sun, wind, rain and snow for the last year.
PVC Shelf Life
- Thread starter Cigar Smoke
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If it's sun damaged it will be discolored significantly. Brown to purple ish. If not, it's fine.
As long as it has not changed shape from heat or descolored from UV then it is fine to use. I have some that is at least 15 yrs old that I just used this yr to hard plumb my sand filter when we installed our pool this spring. It's been running 3 months now without any problems. Just make sure to use the purple primer and glue that is fresh, and all should be fine.
Tim
Tim
They actually make clear primer, not just cleaner. I'd go with that for appearance as purple gets messy. Always use fresh glue, no doubt.
Yes the clear makes for a nicer look, but I use the purple for 2 reasons, first it helps me to see if I primed it incase I get side tracked (like that ever happens), second is because our local inspector requires it to tell if you really did use primer. Not that I call for inspections on my pool, just old habits I guess. As long as the primer and glue are fresh that is the most important part.
Tim
Tim
That would aggravate me to no end. I made sure my PB used clear on my pad so it wouldn't all look so sloppy.
I bet he couldn't show you that in a written local code........................
You know they now make a UV primer that can only be seen with special UV light for inspection purposes