Roger bisby visits his favourite plumber s merchant and shows you plumbing tricks and how to join copper and plastic pipes.
Copper tub drain to pvc.
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Still copper pipes have been used throughout time simply because it is good material that lasts a long time.
The rubber washer should flex enough to keep the connection sealed.
If a copper pipe is exposed outdoor or even indoor where children can put their hands on it there is a potential risk of harm.
This can be a problem when joining cpvc to copper especially when using threaded connections.
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Flush all toilets and caution others not to use drains.
One common method is to solder a female threaded fitting onto the copper pipe screw in a male threaded plastic fitting and finish up by gluing plastic pipe to the plastic fitting.
One option is to use union adapters.
This isn t the best way though because you can t tighten the fitting if it leaks.
The most common way to connect a new drain vent or supply line to an existing line is to install a tee fitting.
This also poses a danger to children.
After opening a drain line make sure no one uses a sink or faucet that drains into it.
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You can connect pvc or cpvc to copper in several ways.
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