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Quick Guide – Jointing

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This Quick Guide is an extract from brochure (ref OD107) Osma Drainage, Product and Installation Manual. 
The full document is available for download at www.wavin.co.uk

Solvent Weld Joints

There are relatively few fittings which 
need to be solvent jointed. The correct 
sequence for solvent jointing is as follows 
(also see Figure. 12):

1.  Ensure that the pipe has been cut 

cleanly and at right angles to its axis.

2.  Clean swarf and other dirt from the 

pipe end.

3.  Wipe the inside of the socket and the 

spigot of the pipe or fitting to remove 
any surface dirt.

4.  To remove grease and prepare 

the surfaces of the socket and 
spigot, clean both surfaces with 
Osma Degreasing Cleaner No 1 
(4D380) applied liberally on a clean 
nonsynthetic rag or absorbent paper.

5.  Apply one coat of Solvent Cement No 

2 (4D383) evenly, using a clean brush, 
to both the mating surfaces, stroking 
the cement along and not around the 
surfaces.

6.  Immediately insert the spigot straight 

into the socket until the full socket 
depth is reached, hold for 20–30 
seconds and remove any surplus 
cement from the mouth of the socket.

7.  Each solvent joint must be completed 

within 1½ minutes.

8.  The joint may be handled after 10 

minutes and commissioned after 24 
hours.

Do not thin Solvent Cement or Solvent 
Cement Filler. As these cements are 
solvent based it is essential to observe 
the normal precautions for solvents (see 
‘Safety’ page 54).

Boss Socket Connections

These may be made on the top of sealed
inspection junction covers using either 
a 32mm or 40mm Boss Socket Adaptor 
(4S398/399).

Make the connection by drilling out the 
unperforated boss socket on the fitting 
using a standard 54mm hole cutter. 
Solvent weld as described in ’Solvent 
Weld Joints’, pushing the adaptor the 
full depth along the keyway of the boss 
socket.

Figure 12: Solvent Welding – OsmaDrain 
Bottle Gully to Pipe spigot

Table 8: Solvent cement allowance

Nominal

Size (mm)

Approximate No. of 

joints (per 500g)

82

64

110

44

160

24

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