Preparation and thoroughness are paramount. PE Fusion should be applied to clean surfaces that have been “roughed up” or “scraped” using the scuff pad or pipe scraping tool. Scrape or rough up the joining surfaces including the conduit end and the inside the coupling and have all joints ready to accept PE Fusion. Once PE Fusion is applied you will need to work quickly and efficiently. The installer should wear rubber/latex gloves to avoid skin contact and to assist with the spreading and application of PE Fusion with his finger to the contact surfaces.

Once all surfaces are prepared, insert the cartridge into the applicator tool. Remove and retain the cap from the cartridge. IMPORTANT - purge a small amount of PE Fusion out of the cartridge until you have positive flow from both the “A” and “B” components. Install the static mixer and extrude a small amount of PE Fusion until you have a uniform color, ensuring a true 10:1 mixture. Extrude the material onto the surfaces to be bonded. With your hand in rubber/latex gloves, use your finger to spread a thin consistent layer of PE Fusion onto the areas to be bonded. Connect the two surfaces and hold until the bond has ‘set’. After 3 to 5 minutes of non-use, the PE Fusion in the static mixer will begin to harden, when making multiple connections it is imperative to work quickly.

Working time is dependent upon the ambient temperature. At room temperature (72 F) you have several minutes to complete a joint, the warmer the ambient temperature the more quickly the bond will ‘set-up’. PE Fusion will normally set up in 3 to 5 minutes but regardless of the temperature at the time of application 100% cure time is 24 hours.

The ideal temperature for using PE fusion is room temperature 70ºF (21ºC) but the working temperature that PE Fusion can be used is between 32ºF (0ºC) to 95ºF (35ºC).It is important to keep the cartridges of PE Fusion at the recommended storage temperature until ready to use. The cartridges should be stored at temperatures between 40ºF (5ºC) and 80ºF (27ºC), never allow the product to freeze.

Any material remaining in the cartridge can be retained for future applications. Simply remove and dispose of the Static Mixer tip and replace the cap that was provided with the cartridge. Follow all of the instructions when it is time to make the next PE Fusion connection.

PE Fusion™️ is a product that chemically bonds polyolefin to other dissimilar materials. Other adhesives claim to be able to bond products and may look very similar but their two-part epoxy based mixture relies on a mechanical bond and is vulnerable to impact stress and is slow to cure even at room temperature. Test results verify that when using a mechanical bond and adhesive, failure is common with epoxy-based products as opposed to coupling failure with PE Fusion’s modified acrylic formula.

PVC Cement is excellent for creating a chemical bond between PVC components. However, the bonding reaction that occurs between PVC surfaces with solvent cements cannot be achieved between PVC and other thermoplastics. Using PVC solvent cements to bond PVC and PE results in only a slight surface adhesion, not a true bond, that can be easily broken if the connection is stressed or impacted. PE Fusion™️ creates a strong lasting bond between PE and PVC.