2007-03-26 13:10:54 · 6 answers · asked by Treva P 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You'll need some minor fittings and a little know-how. First sweat a union onto your copper pipe. Next, sweat a short copper nipple and a female pipe adapter to the union. After it cools, thread a male PVC pipe adapter into the female copper adapter. Then glue the male PVC pipe adapter to your existing PVC pipe. Use a female copper adapter and a male PVC adapter. The union will allow you to disassemble it whenever you need to. Threading PVC into copper won't break. Threading copper into PVC can easily crack the PVC.
2007-03-28 11:55:11 · answer #1 · answered by bluehog88 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Firstly if you are running plastic pipe for water it should be cpvc which is a chlorinated pipe, in which case you can use a 5/8" compression coupling, or just use a 5/8" compression by "what size the pvc is" female and use a pvc male adapter. Then its just screwing and gluing.
2007-03-27 00:38:10 · answer #2 · answered by Eamonn S 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They make a compression fitting that glues onto the PVC, and clamps onto the copper
2007-03-26 20:40:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
1 male adapter and 1 female adapter . One sweat on copper, one glued on pvc. either way.
2007-03-26 20:16:47 · answer #4 · answered by Robert S 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Try a "Tiger" clamp. You push it on to both pipes, and your done. No gluing, soldering, nothing. They are available at Ace hardware, and are about $4-$5.00 each. Good luck!
2007-03-26 23:32:06 · answer #5 · answered by poppyman54 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need a rubber sleave get it a HomeDepo in plumbing dept about 3dollars and clamps to fassen it on each end,
2007-03-26 20:46:54 · answer #6 · answered by beneryberlecco 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋