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[Lisa Perry <lkvp AT floydva.net>]

keith bellinger wrote:

> I use a heatgun to bend PVC all the time.

How much direct or indirect heat could PVC take before it shows signs of 
bubbling or melting?  Over our bitter cold snap before Christmas, the 
pipes froze to our new addition despite dripping water through the 
night.  My husband got the water running again by taking an inexpensive 
propane torch and running it back and forth over the pipe.  He didn't 
see any signs of damaging the pipe, but he wondered if it would appear 
suddenly and then be too late. 

Lisa