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Pluumer98 (MI)
Hi all,
been plumbing for 32 years but have never worked with cpvc. I am doing a side job 7 apartment finish's that was roughed with cpvc. What are the best stops I can buy for this.Cost not being a option what are the most reliable stops I can buy. Thanks in Advance.
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packy
i don't have much experience with CPVC either but if i were doing that job i think i would look into sharkbite fixture stops.
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North Carolina Plumber (NC)
Brasscraft PR14 C1. Thats what I would use.
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Pluumer98 (MI)
TY NC Plumber like the solvent weld inlet, I googled and it said it was a straight stop do you know the number for the angle stop?
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packy
with brasscraft stops, R14 is straight and R19 is angle.
so, PR19 C1 is the number..
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Pluumer98 (MI)
Do you know should you install hammer arestors on ice makers or dishwasher with cpvc?
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SMSPlumbing (PA)
You should not have too, unless there is knocking.
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Author:
hj
Acor push on stops are what most plumbers use for that application, although I consider them "pieces of junk".
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hj
quote; Plumber like the solvent weld inlet
In that case leave a lot of tubing sticking out of the wall so you can cut it off and install a new valve when it fails.
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jerco (MD)
I though you used 1/2" comp. valves?
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Pluumer98 (MI)
They are 1/2 solvent weld x 3/8" compression that NC plumber suggested I'm leaning towards. Why have you had a bad experience with them? I figured if everything else is glued, why not the stop? Push on sharkbite type really scares me for permanent.Plus I'm not buying them.....
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sidejob bob (FL)
just get 1/2 fip stops and cpvc males then
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mikedel28 (NY)
Yeah, the MIP cpvc have brass threads now, probably the best bet.
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hj
quote; I figured if everything else is glued, why not the stop?
"Everything else" does not have to be changed periodically.
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waukeshaplumbing (WI)
when i worked with cpvc i used a compression stop...i wrapped the farrel with teflon tape
it always worked for me...
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hj
quote; i wrapped the farrel with teflon tape
well that did nothing except waste time and some money.
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waukeshaplumbing (WI)
so teflon tape seals threads, but cant help seal a farrel to a piece of cpvc?
i had leaks, i started wrapping the farrel with tape====no more leaks...hey it worked for me and i recommend it on cpvc angle stops
dont be rude with me(i do own stock in a teflon tape factory)
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packy
i always put a dab of grease on ferrules. i own stock in a grease factory. :>
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bernabeu (SC)
do you shoemakers need any leather? i own a cattle ranch
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Measure twice, cut once.
Retired Plumbers Local Union #1
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hj
quote; i do own stock in a teflon tape factory)
No you do NOT! As the "teflon company" says, there is NO "Teflon pipe joint tape" because it has never been approved for that purpose. You have stock in a company that makes "white plastic" TPFE tape.
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