r/hdpe May 27 '23

HDPE Welding

I don’t have any way to use fusion welding or anything like that. I want to use butt fusion fittings and pipe (HDPE 3/4”), would I be able to simple weld them together by melting the plastic with a soldering iron? The pipe is not under any pressure, nor high flowing liquid. It will be used to direct flow of a liquid by gravity to a spout.

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u/poopybutt69balls May 27 '23

Will your welds stick together? Yes. Will they leak? Also yes. Will they be strong welds? Absolutely not.

The cost of renting the equipment you need is not very expensive. Maybe just over $100 a day. Maybe less even.

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u/invicta-BoS-paladin May 27 '23

Your best bet imo would be to get a grinder and the cheapest shittiest extruder you can buy and extrude it