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Extending galvanized steel water lines
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| AutoTracer 2005-06-16, 2:26 pm |
| My house is plumbed with galvanized steel pipes for the hot and cold water
lines. I want to build a new bathroom which requires extending these lines
to the new sink, toilet, tub etc.
What kind of pipe will I have to use for the extensions. Do I use more
Galv. steel or can I change over to PVC using a threaded fitting. (assuming
it is to code in CA). What about copper? would this be better? how is the
interface made?
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| Mike Grooms 2005-06-16, 2:27 pm |
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"AutoTracer"
You can do steel, copper, or CPVC. Being an old fart, I put in copper,
but I'm not opposed to CPVC. The galvanized is too difficult and not as
long lasting as the other materials.
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| Ned Flanders 2005-06-16, 2:27 pm |
| yeah put in copper.
You can cut the pipe near a fitting and that is your starting point.
There is a copper threaded adapter. (male/female all sizes)
I'd replace as much as the galv as I easily could, unless it was in great
shape.
"Mike Grooms" <ironmike@fuse.net> wrote in message
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> "AutoTracer"
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> You can do steel, copper, or CPVC. Being an old fart, I put in copper,
> but I'm not opposed to CPVC. The galvanized is too difficult and not as
> long lasting as the other materials.
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| Blackbeard 2005-06-16, 2:27 pm |
| Noooo! Don't use PVC or CPVC. That stuff is junk. For those of you out
there still using it, watch your codebooks...it won't be in there as
an approved material for much longer.
Go with Copper. Except, make sure you use a dielectric union at the
connection. A plain threaded fitting will work. But you really should
use a dielectric union to make a connection between dissimilar metals.
Frankly, if it was my house, I'd rip out as much of the galvanized as
possible and re-plumb the whole house using pex. You can rent crimpers
at Home Depot for $8.00/day if you don't already have a pair.
On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 21:59:26 GMT, "AutoTracer"
<autotracer@earthlink.net> wrote:
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>My house is plumbed with galvanized steel pipes for the hot and cold water
>lines. I want to build a new bathroom which requires extending these lines
>to the new sink, toilet, tub etc.
>
>What kind of pipe will I have to use for the extensions. Do I use more
>Galv. steel or can I change over to PVC using a threaded fitting. (assuming
>it is to code in CA). What about copper? would this be better? how is the
>interface made?
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