# Bending PVC pipe

**URL:** http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/bending-pvc-pipe/945
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [September 20, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/bending-pvc-pipe/945 "2013-09-20T20:32:18Z")
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### Author: ![kd0agb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v2/letter/k/edb3f5/32.png) [@kd0agb](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/kd0agb)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/bending-pvc-pipe/945/1 "2013-09-20T20:32:18Z")

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Using PVC pipe. It can be bent by heating to about 230 deg. F. You tube has lots of info. I bent this piece of 1 1/4" schedule 80 by hand using heat from a heat gun.

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### Author: ![don\_mannes](http://forum.driveonwood.com/user_avatar/forum.driveonwood.com/don_mannes/32/19008_2.png) [@don\_mannes](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/don_mannes)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2013, 12:17pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/bending-pvc-pipe/945/2 "2013-09-21T12:17:00Z")

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This could come in handy when coming up through a tight engine compartment. Fittings take up a lot of room and are not always just the right angle.

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### Author: ![docdcox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v2/letter/d/5fc32e/32.png) [@docdcox](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/docdcox)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2013, 10:35am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/bending-pvc-pipe/945/3 "2013-09-23T10:35:42Z")

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Yery good idea Dave! Gets a little smelly while hot so don’t do it in enclosed area.🙂 Dan

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### Author: ![bigboyj1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v2/letter/b/59ef9b/32.png) [@bigboyj1](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/bigboyj1)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2013, 1:28pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/bending-pvc-pipe/945/4 "2013-09-29T13:28:50Z")

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If you duct tape the ends it will build pressure inside & will help with the colapsing issue.That’s conduit bending 101.

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### Author: ![woodrat](http://forum.driveonwood.com/user_avatar/forum.driveonwood.com/woodrat/32/14468_2.png) [@woodrat](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/woodrat)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/bending-pvc-pipe/945/5 "2013-10-02T23:16:28Z")

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Also, you can heat the PVC and then shrink it around something. For example, 2" id PVC heated and shrunk around 2" id copper.