PVC Pipe and Fittings Library

Basics

This is a library of all the current PVC Pipe and Fittings that have been made in freecad for OSE. Many fittings can be created using OSE Piping Workbench.

Seed Eco-Home 6

• Plumbing file - [8]

Pipe dimensions used in literature

• O.D. - outer diameter.
• Average I.D. - average inner diameter (why average?). This dimension determines the size of the pipe.
• Min. Wall - thickness of the pipe wall.
• Schedule - determines (indirectly) the thickness of the wall.

Basic Parts

• 1.5" elbow -
• 2" coupler - File:2inchcoupler.fcstd

Parts Generated Using the OSE Piping Workbench + Other

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  3" PVC Elbow. Standard height of 4.75" as in [1]. - size:20kb - FreeCAD -File:3"-pvc-elbow.fcstd,

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  Toilet Parts - Includes closet flange, 3" elbow with 2" heel, long 3" elbow - File:Toiletparts.fcstd

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  1.5" rotatable trap - FreeCAD -File:15rottrap.fcstd

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  2" sanitary tee - FreeCAD -File:2doublesantee.fcstd

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  2" double fixture tee - Nibco site - [2] FreeCAD -File:2doublefixtee.fcstd

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  3" to 1.5" reducer bushing - FreeCAD -File:3to15bushing.fcstd

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  3" wye - size:80kb - FreeCAD -File:3wye.fcstd

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  3" 45 degree street elbow - size:80kb - FreeCAD -File:345streetbend.fcstd

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  1.5" 45 degree street elbow - size:80kb - FreeCAD -File:1545streetbend.fcstd

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  1.5" elbow - size:30kb - FreeCAD -File:15elbow.fcstd

• 2tee.png

  2 inch tee - size: 25k - FreeCAD -File:2tee.fcstd

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  SCH40 1" PVC pipe - size:5kb - FreeCAD -File:Pipe-test.fcstd,

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  Elbow test file. Here alpha° is 45°. - size:21kb - FreeCAD -File:Elbow-test.fcstd,

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  1"-1/2" coupling test file - size:17kb - FreeCAD -File:Coupling-test.fcstd

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  1"-1/2" bushing - size:21kb - FreeCAD -File:Bushing-test.fcstd

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  1" tee test file - size:28kb - FreeCAD -File:Tee-test.fcstd

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  1" cross test file - size:34kb - FreeCAD -File:Cross-test.fcstd

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  1" outer corner test file - size:30kb - FreeCAD -File:Corner-test.fcstd

Library of STEP Downloads from McMaster Carr

Comparable in size to generated parts - except for some parts which are way too heavy.

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  1" PVC Elbow - size:19kb - FreeCAD -File:1"-pvc-elbow.fcstd,

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  Note slight difference compared to generated - 0.15" wall for generated, 0.12 for downloaded.

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  1" PVC Tee - size:25kb - FreeCAD -File:1"-pvc-tee.fcstd,

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  1" PVC Valve - size:500kb - FreeCAD -File:1"-pvc-valve.fcstd,

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  1"-3/4" PVC Bushing - size:13kb - FreeCAD -File:1"-34"-reducer.fcstd,

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  1" PVC Cross - size:13kb - FreeCAD -File:1"-cross.fcstd,

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  2" PVC Elbow - size:157kb - FreeCAD -File:2"-elbow.fcstd,

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  2" PVC Tee -157k - STEP -[3] - FreeCAD - File:2"-pvc-tee.fcstd

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  2" PVC Elbow - Short Nonstandard - size:4kb - STEP -[4] - FreeCAD - File:2"-pvc-tee-short.fcstd (file misnamed)

• 2"-3"-bushing.jpg

  2"-3" bushing - size:161kb - STEP -[5] - FreeCAD - File:2"-3"-bushing.fcstd

• 3"-2"-reducer.jpg

  2"-3" reducer. Note difference between a reducer and a bushing (last one) - size:161kb - Menards -[6] - FreeCAD - File:3"-2"-reducer.fcstd

• 3"-2"-reducer.jpg

  2"-1" reducer. - size:10kb - STEP -[7] - FreeCAD - File:2"-1"-PVC-reducer.fcstd

FAQ

• Do we really want to 3D-print pipe fittings? Somehow I have doubt about mechanical properties of the 3D-printed products.

  Yes. For high pressure applications - 300 PSI - we would have to be very careful. For low pressure, such as 5 PSI, it's not a problem. Eventually, we want to refine printing techniques where our fittings can do what standard schedule 80 ABS fittings can do.

  • Also with things such as part baking/ annealing, composite filaments, and SLA or SLS Printers, very durable parts can be made. Granted i agree proper testing, and potentially getting "Listed" or whatever the Building Code / Insurance stuff would need