Joining a PVC pipe to a pipe fitting requires special primer and cement that melts the surface of the PVC before fusing the pieces together (like welding metal) to make an airtight bond. Here's a ...

BOSTON (CBS) - Union plumbers say it's not just the dust from cutting PVC pipe that makes installing it so dangerous. Joe King is a plumbing instructor for the union. He tells the I-Team, "It's the ...

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