Hello everybody,
I'm currently getting pricing for PVC piping for my remodel through local plumbing, irrigation, and big box stores. I understand that 2021 is a crazy year with pricing and supply chain disruptions. Here in Southern California, 2" PVC Schedule 40 20foot length pipe runs about $33 and 1.5" PVC 20foot runs about $28 as of this posting. Schedule 80 is roughly double the cost respectively. How does this compare to your region? I've had several suppliers tell me that prices will continue to rise due to the shortage of resins in the plastics supply chain and that prices are not likely to go down even next year. Do you think this is true?
Question 1: If you were to build out a new pool, would you pipe with Schedule 40 PVC or Schedule 80 PVC? I have trepidations of pipe leaks down the line, especially in earthquake prone Southern California and my expansive clay soils. But maybe at that point, it wouldn't matter what schedule the pipes are at as either would probably break in certain scenarios.
Question 2: For a new pool buildout/remodel with spa, what is the average length of 2" piping and 1.5" piping one should expect to purchase? 200ft of pipe? My pool is on the smaller side at 90 linear feet and I have to replace the old copper lines with PVC.
Question 3: For the PVC glue, is there a big difference between using the Red Hot Pool Pro Vs. Rain-R-Shine Vs. Hot Medium Blue Lava, etc? So far I'm leaning to use the Red Hot Pool Pro with purple primer. Any thoughts?
I'm currently getting pricing for PVC piping for my remodel through local plumbing, irrigation, and big box stores. I understand that 2021 is a crazy year with pricing and supply chain disruptions. Here in Southern California, 2" PVC Schedule 40 20foot length pipe runs about $33 and 1.5" PVC 20foot runs about $28 as of this posting. Schedule 80 is roughly double the cost respectively. How does this compare to your region? I've had several suppliers tell me that prices will continue to rise due to the shortage of resins in the plastics supply chain and that prices are not likely to go down even next year. Do you think this is true?
Question 1: If you were to build out a new pool, would you pipe with Schedule 40 PVC or Schedule 80 PVC? I have trepidations of pipe leaks down the line, especially in earthquake prone Southern California and my expansive clay soils. But maybe at that point, it wouldn't matter what schedule the pipes are at as either would probably break in certain scenarios.
Question 2: For a new pool buildout/remodel with spa, what is the average length of 2" piping and 1.5" piping one should expect to purchase? 200ft of pipe? My pool is on the smaller side at 90 linear feet and I have to replace the old copper lines with PVC.
Question 3: For the PVC glue, is there a big difference between using the Red Hot Pool Pro Vs. Rain-R-Shine Vs. Hot Medium Blue Lava, etc? So far I'm leaning to use the Red Hot Pool Pro with purple primer. Any thoughts?
