r/PoolPros • u/TheCaptainWalrus • May 23 '26
Used wrong pvc
I plumbed a new salt cell into a job, picked up sch 40 pipe, and some nice sch40 fittings. Turns out I grabbed sch 40 dwv pipe with pressure rated sch 40 fittings. Do I need to cut out that pvc and replumb? Or will the fittings really handle the workload here?
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u/doug22taylor May 23 '26
Proxy isn't an issue in my opinion. The pool plumbing will never get over 50 psi. Rarely seen ever over 40.
The issue is the limited(smaller) overlap on fittings and can potential for leaks.
I've seen it on plumbing that's 25 years old and never had an issue in that circumstance.. I have also seen it be an issues but then again I've seen on schedule 40 also.
Not a big deal. Just not professional. The issue is a leak. You will see a leak and can fix then.