Rocket Launcher Material

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PETrockets
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Rocket Launcher Material

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Hello everyone, I've been doing water rockets for 3 years and every launcher I've constructed has been made out hydraulic PVC pipes (the only thing I could afford at the time) and they worked amazingly until yesterday when one of them exploded at 120 PSI (I usually use 200-250 PSI) now I'm afraid of using the rest of my launchers. So the question is: any other material I could use for my launchers? I've seen this CPVC pipes but I don't know if they'll work.
Any help is appreciated
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Re: Rocket Launcher Material

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At those pressures, you should switch to steel pipe.
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Re: Rocket Launcher Material

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PVC capability varies with age and temp.
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Re: Rocket Launcher Material

Post by VA Water Rocket Team »

I'm going with bugwubber on the steel launchers because ive had pvc gardena launcher explode on he around 175PSI.