Plastic (old) elbow dilemma

[Greg Newell]

Dick,
    No offense, but I can't imagine what takes you so long. I'm figuring about 5
second each.

Greg Newell

Pianotoone@AOL.COM wrote:

> I can attach a plastic elbow in about twenty seconds including, heating a
> cooling.  No way can you rotate one on in that time.  Plus the heating system
> is much easier
>
> Just my 4 cents (inflation you know) worth
>
> Dick Day
> Marshall, MI
>
> In a message dated 10/20/99 2:46:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> jpage@capecod.net writes:
>
> << Heat the wire with a propane torch until you see it turn color just a
>  little -
>  certainly not red!  Push it in the elbow and hold it straight until the wire
>  cools enough to be solid (10 seconds or so).  Try it you'll like it.  I cut
>  the
>  old elbows off with a pair of wire cutters, cutting it lengthwise.  By now
>  most
>  elbows are so brittle that they fall off easily.
>  >
>  >dave
>
>  It seems to me; for the time it takes to heat the wire,
>  insert it and wait till it cools; you could just rotate one on.
>
>  Vise-Grips on the wire makes quick work of it, no fumes,
>  no fire hazard, no fuel cost.
>
>  Besides, if you have a willing helper; while they replace the
>  elbows, you could be tightening action screws.
>   >>