How to Connect PVC Conduit to a Rigid Conduit

Slide the plain sleeve onto the PVC conduit by pressing with your hands. Make sure that the sleeve slides fully onto the tubing until the conduit's end reaches the sleeve's middle point. Typically, there is a small internal sleeve edge that prevents the conduit from sliding any farther than the middle.

Slide the rigid conduit onto the plain sleeve's opposite side with pressure from your hands. Move the tubing into the sleeve until it reaches the middle point as in Step 1.

Place the indenting tool's jaws around the PVC and sleeve connection. Position the jaws about 1 inch away from the sleeve's middle point.

Slowly squeeze the indenting tool's handles together with your hands. Apply enough pressure to create two visual indentations along the sleeve with the tool.

Release the pressure and remove the indenting tool from the PVC and sleeve connection.

Repeat Steps 3 to 5 on the same conduit side, but at a 90-degree angle from the original indentations. As a result, there should be four equally spaced indentations along the sleeve's surface.

Repeat steps 3 to 6 on the opposite side of the conduit, where the rigid tubing meets the plain sleeve.

Remove the indentation tool from the conduit connection. Gently pull on both sides of the conduits with your hands. The connection should feel stiff and unyielding.