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Okay, I give up!....What's the secret?

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Greg1959

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It's 3 A.M. and had a burst in a PVC water line. Got the fittings all collected and ready to glue together.

Again, as in years past, The PVC glue and cleaner have evaporated. I hand tighten the lids as tightly as possible.

My question....Is there a way to halt this evaporation?????

PS- Getting kind of tired of having/searching for cans of viable glue/cleaner. OLL
 
I turn cans not used often up side down to stop air from entering while on the shelf. Secret is to turn can over some time before contents are needed to let product resettle to the bottom of the can before opening. Good luck with your plumbing problems.
 
Yes, that's happened to me also. What I've done the last few years has been to use our seal-a-meal to bag up both the glue and the cleaner after using it. Of course, this only helps if you have one of those gadgets. I suppose ziploc bag might work too.
 
Once I've opened a can of glue, after a month or two it's pretty much shot. My cleaner lasts for a year or more though, I don't know why yours would evaporate. Anymore when I know I'm going to be doing some pvc work I just pick up new stuff.
 
I used to run into the same problem with the rubber cement I use for tire patching. Now I tighten the screw-on cap after I use it with a pair of "channel lock" pliers. It helps greatly.
 
I understand your frustration, happens to me as well. I have tightened the lid with channelocks and turned the can upside down and it still sets up. Maybe it is just designed to get us to buy more.😊😊
 
I just buy several of the smallest cans available of the cement. If the current can is setup, get a new one. Have no problems with the purple primer.
 
I've stopped using the primer/solvent type and gone to the blue "hot" solvent.

I've had an opened can, lid clean and tight, stashed in the back of the refrigerator for about a year now. Still good!
 
Not sure if anything helps, but I buy the small cans and store them in my truck upside-down. I figure by storing them upside-down air can't leak in. The cleaner seems to last longer than the glue.
 
Storing the bottle/can upside down is a tip I read some years back on this site. I was very pleased to find that it actually works.
 

IIRC, several years back I seen a device to inject CO2 into glue/paint containers before putting the lid on. The claim was the CO2 displaced the air trapped in the container that allowed the product to set up. In other words the problem is the air already in the container not that air is leaking in.

I never bought the gizmo and don't if there is anything to it, but I suppose one could try the purge gas from your welder....?
 

Another trick is to put the items in a ziploc bag leave the bag haft way open and drop it into a pan of water leaving the top of the bag just clear of the water. The water will push the air out zip the bag zip it closed.
 
The stuff is just like a can of paint. Once it's open that's the end of it. Storing up side down may help. I usually knock the can over, ending up spilling most of it, and just buying a new can when I need it. Stan
 
I have no idea if this would work or not but if you were to hold the open can at the tailpipe of a running engine for a few seconds before putting the cap on while still holding it in the exhaust gas stream, would it displace enough of the oxygen to have a measurable effect on extending the shelf life?
 
Adding what what two guys already said below [sort of] it was a trick to keep lettering paint from skinning over in can storage to breath into the can right before closing the lid . This displaces a bit of the oxygen with CO2 and prevents skimming. Another one is guy store the cans upside down.
 
We get a lot of broken pipes in the RV park. Piece of plastic wrap under the lid helps.
Also, another trick is to stuff a piece of bread in the pipe to stop the water, when done it just dissolves.
 
I just turn cns upside down with tight lids. Have really good sucess. Do the same with tire cement/glue for fixing tires/tubes. Tighten lid and store upside down.
 
I buy smaller sizes too and tighten the lid with channel lock pliers. I haven't tried turning them upside down, that might help.
 
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