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ABS,PVC for waste,pex for potable water
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NVhntr,
Is ABS more rigid than CPVC ?
I have had CPVC sag if the supports were very far apart.
Seems the rage for a while was to use it for everything, but over time some problems show up.
Myron
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(stolen from shootinurse)
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Someone mentioned freezing. Pex will expand instead of breaking but the fittings won't. If a copper elbow freezes, it's going to break.
Stuff like Sharkbite is great for a small job when you don't have a crimper but it'll bankrupt you to use it for an entire job.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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Campfire Kahuna
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speedsix... you wouldn't use cpvc for drains....
Rock- um there are more than copper IE brass fittings out there, there are actually pex fittings for pex pipe,solves that problem... they've been around for a couple years at least that I've seen the pex fittings down here.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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there are actually pex fittings for pex pipe, No way.
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rost495,
My bad. That actually was PVC in the drain.
I used some CPVC for water lines, and no complaints, except that it will freeze and break.
Myron
How many peckers can a Pecker Checker check if a Pecker Checker could check peckers?
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Any time a Plumber builds a house for himself, he installs copper. He doesn't put any under the slab. He also insulates it well.
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