connecting pvc pipe to ABS fitting ..

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HI
I just used oateys pvc cement + primer to connect pvc pipe to a abs fitting (i would have used a pvc fitting, but in this case it would have been to small of a diameter, so I needed to use the ABS). it's only been a few mins, but it seems secure.
Should I unscrew it and use a new abs connector and some other special cemeent to join the two abs+PVC?
TY!
 

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HI
I just used oateys pvc cement + primer to connect pvc pipe to a abs fitting (i would have used a pvc fitting, but in this case it would have been to small of a diameter, so I needed to use the ABS). it's only been a few mins, but it seems secure.
Should I unscrew it and use a new abs connector and some other special cemeent to join the two abs+PVC?
TY!
There is special ABS to PVC cement for slip joints....

You then mentioned unscrewing....

If you have a threaded coupler and pipe, all you need is pipe thread dope/paste on the pipe to make the threaded connection sealed.
 
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There is special ABS to PVC cement for slip joints....

You then mentioned unscrewing....

If you have a threaded coupler and pipe, all you need is pipe thread dope/paste on the pipe to make the threaded connection sealed.
I meant undo it lol. as if I didnt do anythign, new pipe and new fitting. I'd use: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Oatey-4-oz-ABS-to-PVC-Transition-Cement-309003/100344275 or https://www.homedepot.com/p/Oatey-8-oz-Medium-Milky-All-Purpose-ABS-CPVC-PVC-Cement-308213/100116580 ? which?
TIA! i'm finaly about to finish// been putting off for months my first piping of a tank.
 

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Yes there is combo glue just make sure you rough up the pipe and inside of the fitting using grit cloth or sand paper before applying the glue.
 

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Oateys GREEN, and you dont use primer on the ABS bulkhead, only on the PVC pipe.
 

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