Allied Tube & Conduit® PVC coated conduit should be installed without damaging the coating on the conduit and fittings.
Allied Tube & Conduit® offers an assortment of tools to facilitate a damage free installation so that you can use the proper tools, designed specifically for PVC coated conduit & fittings. Installing Allied Tube & Conduit® PVC coated conduit using conventional tools may result in damaged coating, rendering a failed installation.
Hand bending of Allied Tube & Conduit® conduit can be done using an EMT bender one size larger than the conduit. For example, to bend ¾” Allied Tube & Conduit® conduit, use a 1″ EMT hand bender.
For sizes ½” to 2″, an electric bender is recommended. Allied Tube & Conduit® recommends the Greenlee 555 which is available with special shoes for PVC coated conduit.
For sizes 2-½” to 4″ hydraulic benders are available from Allied Tube & Conduit®. Greenlee 881CT is recommended with shoes designed specifically for PVC coated conduit.
For hand cutting and threading use standard cutting tools: either a roller cutter or a saw.
Use any conventional vise to clamp the PVC coated conduit, either a yoke type or a chain type. Protect the coating from damage by using Allied Tube & Conduit® clam shells, or by making your own clam shells. You may rent them or buy them from Allied Tube & Conduit® for the sizes required, or make them by slicing two 6″ long pieces of rigid (or PVC coated rigid) conduit, one size larger than the size of the clamped conduit. Split them the long way slightly off center using a band saw. Discard the bigger sections and use the smaller ones as your protecting shells.
Threading Allied Tube & Conduit® conduit can be accomplished in several ways by a variety of tools available for rent or purchase from Allied Tube & Conduit® or an authorized reseller of tools specifically designed for threading PVC coated conduit. For hand threading, Ridgid, www.ridgid.com, offers threading dies colored silver to distinguish them from the Standard Dies (Red Colored). These dies are bored out to allow the throat of the die to go over the coating.
The dies can be purchased from Ridgid, www.ridgid.com. The catalog numbers are:
12 R NPT ½” =51857, ¾”=51862, 1″=51867, 1-1/4″=51872, 1-1/2″=51877, 2″=51882
“Pony” threader (Ridgid’s catalog number 700), is a portable power drive for the same dies that are used in hand threading.
Power threading machines especially designed for PVC coated conduit, are also available:
Allied Tube & Conduit® offers special pipe wrenches which will not cause damage to the coating.
Rothenberger Catalog #:
10″ Pipe Wrench P70159C
14″ Pipe Wrench P70160C
18″ Pipe Wrench P70161C
24″ Pipe Wrench P70162C
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| PV000051857 | 51857 1/2" RIGID THREADING DIE |
| PV000051862 | 51862 3/4" RIGID THREADING DIE |
| PV000051867 | 51867 1" RIGID THREADING DIE |
| PV000055207 | 55207 12R THREADER SET |
| PV000041935 | 41935 MODEL 700 THREADER |
| PV000070159C | 70159C 10IN ALUM PIPE WRENCH-CALBOND |
| PV000070160C | 70160C 14IN ALUM PIPE WRENCH-CALBOND |
| PV000070161C | 70161C 18IN ALUM PIPE WRENCH-CALBOND |
| PV000070162C | 70162C 24IN ALUM PIPE WRENCH-CALBOND |
| PV0500HS-CLP1/2 | 1/2" HALF SHELL CLAMP |
| PV0700HS-CLP3/4 | 3/4" HALF SHELL CLAMP |
| PV1000HS-CLP1 | 1" HALF SHELL CLAMP |
| PV1200HS-CLP11/4 | 1-1/4" HALF SHELL CLAMP |
| PV1500HS-CLP11/2 | 1-1/2" HALF SHELL CLAMP |
| PV2000HS-CLP2 | 2" HALF SHELL CLAMP |
| PV2500HS-CLP21/2 | 2-1/2" HALF SHELL CLAMP |
| PV3000HS-CLP3 | 3" HALF SHELL CLAMP |
| PV3500HS-CLP31/2 | 3-1/2" HALF SHELL CLAMP |
| PV4000HS-CLP4 | 4" HALF SHELL CLAMP |
| PV5000HS-CLP5 | 5" HALF SHELL CLAMP |
| PV6000HS-CLP6 | 6" HALF SHELL CLAMP |
| PV0520HS-CLPSET | 1/2" THRU 2" HALF SHELL CLAMP SET |
| 555C | 555C BENDER |
| 37279 | 37279 - PVC COATED SHOE KIT |
| PV000036273 | MODEL 460-6 CHAIN VISE |
| PV000040090 | MODEL 23 YOKE VISE |
| PV000040130 | MODEL 40-A YOKE VISE |
| PV-J23 | PV-J23 #23 PIPE VISE JAWS |
| PV-J40 | PV-J40 #40-A TRIPOD PIPE VISE JAWS |