I had to change the radiator in my car and I like lots of light when I work, so I got my Hand held 500wt. quartz light, a little to much light I know, but the quickest solution to my problem. Well in the midst of trying to get to the different parts on my radiator the heat from the quartz light started melting one of the wire harness's. Then I had a great idea. Why not use the quartz light to heat pvc up!! I went and got me a piece of pvc and it worked.. If you don't have one of those fancy ones, this will do in pinch.. It even has a place to lay the pvc in the cage while you wait Now don't go and give my secret away to EC magazine and get my fish tape and side cutters
Just thought I'd share this bit of info. It's amazing what you can find out sometimes by the mistakes you make Hope it helps someone out in the field. Anything to make life a little easier

A lot of scientific discoveries were made by accident, while trying to achieve something quite different.

Wasn't penicillin discoverd in this way?

The microwave oven , also.

I also heard that sticking the PVC in the tailpipe of your truck can work quite well. I haven't tried it yet though.
Blessings. Mark

Tried a steam cleaner once...just not hot enough.

Used gas BBQ.

Last time I had to do some really funky bends with PVC I used my MAPP gas torch, just rember to turn frequently for evenly cooked and moist pvc, its delicious

Job site temporary heaters.

The exhaust of any generator.

Electric heat gun.

Cap the ends for quicker heating.

That said we should remember 352.24

By all means, use the correct benders... but does the code say any thing about useing the correct heaters? **grin** so long as it makes it hot...

ElectricWonder

the excavators exhaust did up my 4" last year.

nice of him to let me ride around up there and suck fumes, what a guy.....

Yea guys, but for $15.00 at the "L" store, you can't beat it. It's revolutionized my pvc bending theory. Stick a label on it "pvc bender" instead of "work light", and I could make a bundle Make the cage a little bigger to accept 2" pvc and wow!! I could hire somebody else to do my grunt work.
You guys wait right here while I get the drawing table ready

I use an electric heat gun. But, I also carry a small 500 W. worklite. It is now officially my "back-up" PVC heater.
Anything is better than dumping some PVC cement on it and torching it.
(I know someone who has done this!!)

Redsy,
I've seen this happen too, on more than one occassion, one guy even set his hair on fire, doing it!.
Sparkync, thanks for the idea, it's a good'un! and the delivery was even better.
I once caught a young apprentice trying to bend a piece of 2" conduit with a blow-torch, with the PVC wires already inside it, and man did he come in for a caning(figure of speech).