PVC is fine as long as you use tube with sufficient wall thickness, and so
easy to work with

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Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 2:54 PM
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Subject: Re: EXTERNAL: Re: Wally's future Garage-Mahal

Friend of mine, who happens to be a chemical engineer, likened PVC failing
under pressure to shrapnel. 


On Oct 13, 2011, at 1:47 PM, Ian McCloghrie wrote:

> On 10/13/11 10:38 AM, Helsel, Walt wrote:
>> 
>> Air plumbing, agreed. I have a hose reel in the center of the 24x24 now,
plus a loose hose to drag around as needed. What piping would you use, PVC,
black pipe or copper? I've heard pros and cons for each..
>> 
> 
> I've never heard anyone say that PVC is safe to use for this. :)
> 
> steel vs copper comes down to price of materials vs time to put it
together, no?
> 
> --Ian
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