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Prepare and Join New Conduit Section

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Customer’s Home Meter Socket was Broken! | Day in the Life of an Electrical Contractor

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What happens here

After cutting the old conduit, retrieve a new section of 3-inch PVC conduit. Cut this new piece to the appropriate length using the oscillating multi-tool. Prepare the ends of the new PVC conduit section and the remaining original conduit with PVC primer (often purple in color) to clean and prepare the surfaces for optimal adhesion. Immediately after priming, apply PVC cement to both surfaces and firmly join the new conduit piece using a PVC coupling. Allow sufficient time for the cement to cure.

Goal: Insert a new PVC conduit section to correct the recessed pipe issue.

Tools and materials

  • New 3-inch PVC Conduit — Replacing the cut section of the conduit
  • PVC Coupling — Connecting the new conduit section to the existing one
  • Safety Glasses — Protecting eyes during cutting and chemical application
  • Work Gloves — Protecting hands during cutting and chemical application
  • PVC Cement — Bonding PVC pipe and fittings together
  • PVC Primer — Cleaning and preparing PVC surfaces for bonding

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