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Thu Mar 24, 2022 12:11 pm

Built this for my volunteer FD. We're going to be using it to launch a throwline over a roof and pull over an anchor rope when dealing with flue fires next season.

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Fri Mar 25, 2022 7:33 pm

Is that ABS ? what psi do you run in it ?
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Sat Mar 26, 2022 7:50 am

always nice to see practical applications
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 6:21 am

farcticox1 wrote:
Fri Mar 25, 2022 7:33 pm
Is that ABS ? what psi do you run in it ?
Yes. Still working it out, but 100 was WAY too much... Would have cleared a six story building with room to spare.

... Home depot was out of pvc.
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 3:40 pm

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Yes. Still working it out, but 100 was WAY too much... Would have cleared a six story building with room to spare.

... Home depot was out of pvc.
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Good job, PVC is not rated for gas pressure.
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 9:11 pm

PVC vs ABS crush test


PVC air pressure failure


ABS air pressure failure


ABS wins.
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Wed Mar 30, 2022 6:29 pm

Interesting that DWV which has no actual pressure rating is better at using for pressure applications than PVC which actually has a pressure rating but is not actually rated for gas pressure. :?
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Sat Apr 02, 2022 7:46 pm

More important for me is the failure mode. PVC makes sharp shrapnel, most ABS yawns or makes squared off pieces.
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