We are making a bathroom out of an old laundry room. The plumbing is copper but we want to use PVC for new bathroom. How can we do this? Someone told me to use Pex.
2007-02-23 13:19:53 · 5 answers · asked by Kimber 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
a shark bite fitting will join copper, pex, and pvc for about ten dollars
2007-02-23 14:16:17 · answer #1 · answered by jeff f 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could but all you really need is an adapter that goes on the end of the copper pipe. The adapter needs to be sweated on and the end will have threads where you attached your PVC coupler. The rest is easy. Make sure you use Plumbing compound and Teflon on the PVC to Copper adapter.
2007-02-23 21:29:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it can be done, but why? they make devices to attach PVC to copper but why would you want to. stay with copper, save yourself troubles later. they now have no-solder connectors that make it easy to use.
If you must go with PVC use cpvc, not ordinary cheap white pvc. What most people don't know, is pvc of both varieties degrades over time, and at some point in the future you will have to replace it all again. use copper now, spend a bit more, save it later.
2007-02-23 21:42:36 · answer #3 · answered by tootall1121 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a coupling that can be used. It has PVC casing and there are two female ends to it. A copper male fitting will screw into one end and the PVC pipe will slide into the other end. You can find it at most any plumbing store. I worked at Ace Hardware and we had them.
2007-02-23 21:31:14 · answer #4 · answered by stitch 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
LOWES AND HOME DEPOT HAS THE ADAPTERS / CONNECTERS AND FITTINGS. EASY TO DO. AND FAST.
REMEMBER HOT WATER CPVC.. OR BETTER NOT REGULAR PVC--WILL MELT..AND AGAINST CODE.
2007-02-23 21:30:08 · answer #5 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋