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Old 01-28-2005, 01:58 PM
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Clamp them... that's how they're designed to be installed. I would, however use a stainless steel band clamp similar to this one pictured (only you don't need for it to be a reducer). They tend not to crimp the pipe so it actually CAN be disassembled in the future.
(I found the image here: http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=191816&prmenbr=361 )

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