A 2 pvc fitting on our site will always fit a piece of 2 nominal size pvc pipe.
What is the inside diameter of 2 inch pvc pipe.
The outside diameter of each pipe must be measured for size identification.
Pvc pipe sizes are different than the size the pipe is called.
Schedule 80 pvc pipe is only compatible with formufit external fit products.
Formufit internal fit products such as internal dome caps adjustable elbows internal couplings and other products that fit inside of the pvc pipe will not work with sch 80 pvc due to the smaller internal diameter.
As pvc pipe increases in diameter the walls must also be thicker.
For example a 1 inch pvc pipe is actually 1 315 inches in outside diameter and 1 029 inches in inside diameter.
Pvc schedule 80 sizes table.
For example a 3 4 npt pipe thread has an outside diameter of 1 050 inches.
The 3 4 npt pipe thread has 14 threads per inch.
If the walls were too thin the pipe would lack structural integrity.
Pipe sizes do not refer to any physical dimensions.
Below are a series of pvc pipe diagrams and dimension charts to help you find the right sizes or at least get you informed as to the various common sizes.
To find pvc pipe od sizes you cannot simply add a certain amount to the size on the label.
Outer diameter inside diameter and wall diameter as in wall thickness.
Both schedule 40 and schedule 80 pvc fittings will fit onto pvc pipe of either schedule.
That s because both types of pipe have the same outer diameter measurements.
Fittings follow this same pattern a 1 fitting has a 1 315 inch opening to accept a 1 inch pipe which actually measures 1 315 inches in diameter.
Each thread size has a defined number of threads per inch tpi.