So I scared myself enough to finally change my poles!

[RFheavy]

Imagine unzipping the tent and then your light comes crashing down...

[homegrown]

Wow..not even a complete weld..just a couple of tack welds.(YA thats good enough..put some paint on it and ship it. ffs) Your PVC reconstruction will last ten times longer..lol

[homegrown]

Any damage to your plants??

[RFheavy]

My light didn't fall. I actually had a metal shelf in there with my light on it. Now I can take the shelf out and I have so much room, but more importantly, peace of mind!

[Toker1]

The tact welds don't bother me as much as the stress points on the corners they cut out to insert that vertical pole into. 😬

[Cali]

Good job brother. Sure looks like a professional did it. I worry about it myself sometime specially when I add the filter in flower. I also hang my exhaust fan from them.

[RFheavy]

Thanks! PVC is nothing scary! Measure and cut. If you ever want to try it and have questions, shoot me a message!

[Toker1]

Just wondering if you used PVC sealant glue on those 3&4way connections?

[RagWeedDWC]

I would not glue it, but I would put a small screw into each connection. Schedule 20 seems to work loose over time, schedule 40 holds better (I guess from vibration).

[Toker1]

RagWeedDWC set screws as described can back out on their own as well. Unless you apply locktite and glue the screw into its place. Either way, you still have to use it.
RFheavy if you plan on making this your permanent structure, then yes I would glue the pvc together or you can place a set screw the way ragweed describes then glue in that set screw. Just so the structure holds itself together over a long period of time.

[RFheavy]

I will glue it first thing when i g3t home. Thanks!

[smoorman]

Once you glue it, there is no going back and someday disassembling it. I'm going to visually inspect the joints in my tents going forward.

[Toker1]

Well, you can always cut the pvc poles and the re-couple them later. That’s what is great about pvc. Easy to manipulate like this.

[SirSmksAlot]

Hey RFheavy did you reuse the connectors or are those pvc? If you bought them seperatly where did you find them? I checked at home depot and couldn't find any

[RagWeedDWC]

This is where I got mine

https://www.greenhousemegastore.com/hardware-diy/pvc-fittings/?msclkid=409909bbcec81a8ff43457810c6ab468&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=(ROI)%20Pipe%20Fittings&utm_term=greenhouse%20pvc%20fittings&utm_content=PVC%20Greenhouse%20Fittings

[SirSmksAlot]

Awesome man thank you

[RagWeedDWC]

Wife has me build a "Green house" in Jan/Feb every year, gets her plants started, then late spring take it down, I put the screws in, because over the years they started working loose. If you put it up and leave it up, may not need to.

[wibe]

althought some manufacturers add uv blocking agents to thermoplastic material, if you are incorporating some uv in to your grow i would be sure to cover the plastic with some material like foil or something.

[RFheavy]

No uv...yet...