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My house is done in type K copper for the main underground supply and type L throughout the house. I replaced all the copper in the house with new type L 10 years ago when the house was approx 65 years old. No problems at all were found except for some of the old gate valves which were replaced using legend full-port ball valves. These systems routinely last 100 years or more around here.
If your water is hard, get a softener or filtration system to filter out the nasties. Deburring all cuts and the use of prv valves to control pressure at 80psi or below go a long way at preserving copper systems...cavitation has caused many a pinhole in pipe which should have lasted much longer. Did I say I like copper ![]()
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My plumbers have gone to all Pex. They arent any cheaper though.
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Honestly I think this is regional like many things in construction. Almost no CPVC around here.
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Isn't cvpc the pipe that breaks every time you go to turn the water off at a fixture. That in itselfnisnenough or me to not use it.
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Re: CPVC Or PEX For Re-pipe
Lately, I been using pex B and shark-byte fittings. Sharkbytes can also connect to copper so if a guy wants to run pex and shark-bytes he can. I still think sweat solder and copper are top-dog. But it does take more time.
I repaired 22 breaks (an abandoned house where water lines froze and burst) in one day with pex and shark-bytes. That was cutting open walls and ceilings and making repairs. $4k. It didn't include drywall work. I never would have done that in that time with sweat-soldering. I was leery about usuing pex and the many different ways to connect it but it seems to hold up well and insurance companies give it the green light. I've used the compression bands with pex and found them to be just OK but often it's limited to get the crimp tool in tight places. And you have to finaggle around lining up a tee or elbow to point in the proper direction while you trying to position your crimp tool and compress it. Sometimes it'll move around on ya. Advertisement |
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