PVC and copper last for several years. It is a huge price different that has
one using plastic. But there are water conditions that may play a part in the
pipe one uses Plus the ease one can install plastic over copper if one is using
sweat joints..
RJ
----- Original Message -----
From: Blaine Deutscher
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Outside water faucet
does copper piping have a diffferent taste to the water then plastic pipes
do? I find for myself that if you have a house with an older version of taps
that the water doesn't taste as good compared to the new taps that are being
installed in housing today. I know though that the plastic pipes in cold
weather does burst but a lot of apartments are putting plastic piping in the
house under sinks and what not because the other stuff is starting to rust.
Does anyone know the life expectincy of copper piping verses PVC pipe? Would
be interesting to learn how much longer it lasts and if it's the same. Talk
to you later.
Blaine
----- Original Message -----
From: Alan Paganelli
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Outside water faucet
Yeah, we had the hole house re piped 2 or 3 years back. The old PCV pipes
were starting to burst and crack. As I understood it, the company who
manufactured the pipe went out of business about 20 years ago or so said the
plumber who did the job for us. Of course we changed everything over to
copper but never even thought of the faucets to the outside but crawling
under the house and having a look-see showed me it wouldn't be any big deal
to change it myself. Where the plastic lines connect to the copper, the
fittings are copper and there is a plastic screw fitting on the end of the
plastic pipe so all that would need to be done is just to unscrew the
plastic screw fitting on the plastic stuff and just replace it with copper
fittings and pipe. I might have to use a torch to put the fittings on the
copper lines but that can be done. Well, if I get the guy next door to do
it for me. He did his house too.
Alan
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan & Terrie Robbins" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 10:29 AM
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Outside water faucet
> Alan,
>
> Thanks for your thoughts. I have copper running throughout including to
> outside.Hoping there are other options other than gluing faucet to Pex as
> that part will be in the wall and not easy to fix if a leak occurs.
>
> Al
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Alan Paganelli
> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 1:11 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Outside water faucet
>
>
>
> I just changed my outside water faucets a few months back. Their made of
> some kind of plastic now and they just glue in place onto Pex pipe. The
> job
> took about 5 minutes. We have PVC pipe to the outside faucets. I used a
> hacksaw to cut off the old brass ones, cleaned up the end of the pipe and
> then found my plastic pipe cutter so the other one went even quicker.
>
> HTH
>
> Alan
>
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> the Yamaha Tyros keyboard. I often add files so check back regularly!
>
> The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still
> available upon request.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan & Terrie Robbins" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 9:52 AM
> Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Outside water faucet
>
> > RJ,
> >
> > Thanks. So to make sure I understand this here is my current and
> proposed
> > situation.
> >
> > I have an old faucet mounded on the bottom row of siding on the outside
> of
> > my house. It is threaded on to a standard fitting that was soldered to
> > standard half inch copper pipe. Fortunately, there is a shut off in the
> > basement for this run. I want to relocate this to the back side of the
> > house as we are getting new siding put on and I want to extend the deck
> in
> > conjunction with this project. Of course you can guess that the water
> > outlet
> > is right where the deck board will bo against the house. Anyway, if I
> > understand you correctly above I can simply get a new faucet, length of
> > Pex,
> > and a shark bite fitting? In your case, did the faucet come pre
> connected
> > to
> > the length of Pex or does it simply slide on?-----Original Message-----
> >
> > thanks,
> > Al
> >
> > From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]]on
> > Behalf Of RJ
> > Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 11:52 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Outside water faucet
> >
> >
> >
> > I used pex pipe and shark fittings. The pipe is flexible and the
> fittings
> > just slide on. The fittings will work on Pesx, PVC, or copper pipes and
> > the
> > great part is no cleaner, glue, solder and easy to slide off with a
> pair
> > of
> > pliers or a tool that cost less than a buck. The pipe and fittings are
> > rated
> > at 200 P S I
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Alan & Terrie Robbins
> > To: Blindhandyman
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 7:39 PM
> > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Outside water faucet
> >
> > I think I remember a while ago RJ put an outside faucet in
> > and used some type easy connector to do it? Could whoever
> > did this, and again, I think it was RJ, describe what you
> > purchased to do the job?
> >
> > thanks
> > Al
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