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hudmike1
Jan 11, 2013, 07:49 PM
I have waste line, black abs under mobile home and needed to replace a section, bought white pvc, I thought the black was 3 inch and I bought 3 inch pvc, but the
White is larger in diameter by just a little but enough so you cannot cement together, is there a bushing or a transition piece to bring the black abs to the correct diameter of the 3 inch white pvc.

ma0641
Jan 11, 2013, 10:17 PM
Plumbing code does not allow cementing different plastics together. Get 2 Fernco fittings and join them that way.

speedball1
Jan 12, 2013, 06:55 AM
Brian nailed it! Code does not permit commingling PVC and ABS. Use metal shielded couplings (see image) to make the connbe3ction. Good luck, Toim

ballengerb1
Jan 12, 2013, 09:58 AM
Plastic pipes expand and contract at different temps so a cement joint would be a weak spot and likely to fail. Code is frequently there for a good reason.