The PVC Schedule 40 Conduit calculator estimates the time to install, the length installed and the weight of PVC Schedule 40 Conduit
and Tubing.
- PVC 40 Conduit Installation Time: Computes the Estimated Install Time for PVC Schedule 40 conduit based on the conduit size, length of conduit and level of difficulty.
- PVC 40 Conduit Installation Length: Computes the Length of PVC Schedule 40 conduit installed based on an installation time period and level of difficulty.
- PVC 40 Conduit Weight: Compute the weight of PVC Schedule 40 conduit or pipe based on size, length and whether it's PVC or CPVC.
- Rolling Offset: Computes the run and travel lengths in a rolling offset
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PVC is the abbreviation for Polyvinyl Chloride. PVC is the a widely used synthetic material used in many products including pipes. There are two main types of PVC pipes, regular PVC and CPVC which has better properties for handling higher temperatures. PVC Pipes are also characterized by their thickness which is indexed by schedule, where schedule 40 is PVC with thinner walls and schedule 80 has thicker walls.
The relationship between length of conduit, level of difficulty, size of PVC and the time to install comes from industry standard numbers. The relationship between length of conduit, size of PVC and CPVC and the weight comes from industry standard numbers. The following tables are the basis of the weight, length, and time estimates in this calculator.
| HOURS PER FOOT PVC INSTALLED | |||||
| Size | Lvl1 | Lvl2 | Lvl3 | Lvl4 | |
| 1/2" | 0.018 | 0.022 | 0.026 | 0.033 | |
| 3/4" | 0.018 | 0.023 | 0.027 | 0.034 | |
| 1" | 0.018 | 0.023 | 0.027 | 0.034 | |
| 1-1/4" | 0.030 | 0.038 | 0.046 | 0.057 | |
| 1-1/2" | 0.035 | 0.044 | 0.053 | 0.066 | |
| 2" | 0.040 | 0.050 | 0.059 | 0.074 | |
| 2-1/2" | 0.045 | 0.056 | 0.067 | 0.084 | |
| 3" | 0.050 | 0.062 | 0.074 | 0.093 | |
| 3-1/2" | 0.056 | 0.070 | 0.084 | 0.105 | |
| 4" | 0.063 | 0.078 | 0.094 | 0.117 | |
| POUNDS PER FOOT | |||
| Size | PVC | CPVC | |
| 1/2" | 0.16 | 0.17 | |
| 3/4" | 0.21 | 0.23 | |
| 1" | 0.32 | 0.34 | |
| 1-1/4" | 0.43 | 0.46 | |
| 1-1/2" | 0.51 | 0.55 | |
| 2" | 0.68 | 0.74 | |
| 2-1/2" | 1.07 | 1.18 | |
| 3" | 1.41 | 1.54 | |
| 4" | 2.01 | 2.20 | |
| 5" | 2.73 | N/A | |
| 6" | 3.53 | 3.86 | |
| 8" | 5.39 | 5.81 | |
| 10" | 7.55 | 8.24 | |
| 12" | 10.01 | 10.89 | |
| 14" | 11.8 | N/A | |
| 16" | 15.43 | N/A | |
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