Pond Liner Splicing

[grandpoobaaa76]

I am splicing about a 4x4 piece of liner so my Biofalls has a little slack. My question is can i use PVC cleaner/primer to clean the edges so i don't have to bye a whole can for such a small job?
Any help would be great.
Thanks chad

 

[SE18]

Better to do a complete seal of the overlapping joints than risk a leak later on. I believe it needs 24 hours to completely cure, although it hardens in seconds.

In a portion of my canal, I used PVC liner sandwiched between 2 layers of concrete. I'm assuming your lining is PVC. If it isn't you have to use a different method.

PVC cement isn't that expensive.

 

[addy1]

I think he just wants to clean the edges with the pvc cleaner/primer. That would work.

Then glue it.

 

[grandpoobaaa76]

Sorry i wasn't very specific.. I am using a 45mil epdm liner and need just a little more where my biofalls are for a little slack so it's not really tight on the seam and edges. I have a section i trimmed off that is 4x4 and am going to use the seam tape to seal the edges. I just wanted to make sure the PVC cleaner/primer wouldn't damage the EPDM liner. I didn't know if since it was meant for PVC that it was more harsh than the cleaner made for EPDM.

 

[addy1]

Sorry i wasn't very specific.. I am using a 45mil epdm liner and need just a little more where my biofalls are for a little slack so it's not really tight on the seam and edges. I have a section i trimmed off that is 4x4 and am going to use the seam tape to seal the edges. I just wanted to make sure the PVC cleaner/primer wouldn't damage the EPDM liner. I didn't know if since it was meant for PVC that it was more harsh than the cleaner made for EPDM.

Test it on a scrap piece of liner, that is what I would do. I have never used it so do not know for sure.

 

[DrDave]

If you have acetone, use it as your final cleaner. It leaves no residue and displaces any moisture.

 

[taherrmann4]

I am splicing about a 4x4 piece of liner so my Biofalls has a little slack. My question is can i use PVC cleaner/primer to clean the edges so i don't have to bye a whole can for such a small job?
Any help would be great.
Thanks chad

Grandpoobaaa please post an introduction in the introduction thread. Tell us all the good stuff about your pond, size, depth, how long you have been ponding all that good stuff.

 

[DrDave]

Dittos on the introduction.