People often have questions about installing CPVC pipe. Do you need new water lines and want to know if CPVC pipe is a good choice. Many want to know if it's really so easy to install CPVC plumbing, as it seems. I mean, does not require special tools and it is really easy to put together. You only need to be together, what could be simpler?
Like most things in life, is not so simple. The truth is that CPVC pipe is a great product and can be an excellent choice for waterTubes, but you need a few things to know to do well. To begin, we must be able to properly size the pipe in your system and you must be able to make the pipeline more efficient planning. There are also some things we know about the installation of CPVC piping in particular.
Here are some tips to help you have a good system.
Strap It Right
CPVC belt every 4 'horizontally and at least once between floor and ceiling vertically. Use plastic hangers and supportGet the kind that keep the pipe a little 'out of the woods. CPVC expands and contracts like all plastic pipe and if it is firmly connected with the preparation, can do a lot of pop and squeak, as time passes.
Easy On The Glue
Do not use too much CPVC cement. CPVC glue sparingly at the meeting. If you get glue too much pressure in the valve when the pipe into the fitting push the glue into the joint. If there is enough glue can be pressedactually fix the pipe and cause an error. I also saw a sort of bubble of glue in the joint that dries and blocks the tube. It 'really fun to find out if any part of the system will not collect water.
Use brass or copper adapter
If you must use all the accessories to go ahead and pay a few dollars extra, and a brass or copper threads instead of getting all types of plastic has. Sioux Chief makes some really good. You can go into aHydraulics power to do it, do not have any hardware store.
Avoid losing tub valves
If you're there, Sioux chief makes some other great products for adapting CPVC to copper. I recommend using their preformed ells, together with the kind of sweat bath / shower valves. Use copper pipe for the riser spout and shower and the Sioux Chief ells for incoming connections. In order to properly secure the tub / shower valves, so as not to swing and sway whenthem.
Security Fittings
Similarly, the Sioux Chief ells hosebibb work together with a big sweat. Hoses get pulled around a lot and this way you can truly guarantee the faucet so that the tube does not get ripped off the siding or brick.
Avoid plastic valves
And another suggestion. You can get completely off valves CPVC. Do not use, especially the slide. They are prone to leaks. The only ones that I also consider the type of ball valve would, and I'm having problemswith them. Go ahead and use real brass valves with the required adapter. In this case, check Sioux chief. (I promise I will not receive a commission from them). They are really good products that work.
Keep away from heat sources
Do not run CPVC pipes too close to heat sources, such as lights or smoke vents can. A good rule of thumb is that at least 12 years "away from this kind of thing.
Check all products for compatibility
Last of all make sure that all pipes or other drugChemicals that are approved in contact with any part of the piping system and are considered safe for CPVC. Some chemicals can have a detrimental effect on the plastic tube, so failures months and even years later. This does not, CPVC is not a good product, just be careful what you do with him.
These tips should help you be your next project a success CPVC!
Copyright 2008 Bryan Stevens
