Why don’t you just glue it with weld on? I’m a plumber apprentice and always use glue for pvc to brass connections. You have to let it set for 15 minutes, but I’ve never had a problem doing it that way.

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Posted by Martini

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Member since Mar 2005

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Posted on 3/12/21 at 10:51 pm to sledgehammer

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I’m a plumber apprentice .

I haven’t heard anyone use apprentice in a long time. Good for you man. Learn it right, get your Master Plumbers license and as long as you are willing to work you will make a great living. I know some very well off Plumbers.

Best of luck. Good Plumbers are hard to find.

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Posted by HarryCallahan

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Posted on 3/13/21 at 2:19 pm to sledgehammer

I’ve plumbed for many years-I’ve always used old school yellow Rectorseal. I’ve never glued the pvc to brass. But-if it works for you-good deal. Glad to hear you’re an apprentice. We need good tradesmen in the field. Stay in your plumber’s back pocket with everything. Ask questions often.

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Posted by WhiteMandingo

Member since Jan 2016

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Posted on 3/13/21 at 7:05 pm to sledgehammer

Absolutely not, I dont know what jack leg plumbers you work with but that is the most rat advice I've ever heard. If that is what your journeyman is teaching you ask for a new one, that guy is a bum.

A 3/4 npt brass hose bib will thread into a 3/4 PVC female npt . The casting in the brassor female adpt. may be bad or user error. The way you were trying to do it was the correct way.

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Posted by WhiteMandingo

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Posted on 3/14/21 at 12:24 am to sledgehammer

The pvc you put primer on it to get a good bond with the glue, how is the glue bonding to a metal such as brass??

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