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    Oct 4, 2010, 03:23 PM
    Cure time for cpvc cement orange
    How soon can I put pressure on a cpvc pipe with medium orange cement
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    Oct 4, 2010, 03:30 PM

    Varies with temperature but orange is medium body fast set so you are Ok after 15 minutes. I try to avoid doing pressure checks until an hour simply because I don't want to eat the cost of a blow out.
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    Oct 4, 2010, 04:02 PM

    This information should be written on the can...
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