Copper To Cpvc Connection

You no doubt noticed those odd bulb shaped items attached to the hot and cold water supply lines shown in photo 13.

Copper to cpvc connection.

Are you already working with copper or pvc pipe. You can connect pvc or cpvc to copper in several ways. There is no reason to feel stuck with copper for future plumbing even if that is currently what carries all of the water in your house. If you want to add new pex to.

Cpvc is also less expensive than copper pipe for repairs and remodeling. For most homeowners plumbing with cpvc pipe is easier than using copper. Cts pipes and nps pipes are not compatible. Cts copper tube size is as the name suggests the same size as copper piping.

Sharkbite u072lfa straight connector plumbing female 1 2 in fnpt pex fittings push to connect copper cpvc 0 5 x 0 5 inch 4 8 out of 5 stars 418 6 85 6. 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. This isn t the best way though because you can t tighten the fitting if it leaks. The sharkbite brass push product line is designed to help connect two pieces of pex copper cpvc pe rt and or hdpe pipe in any combination.

One of the main benefits of sharkbite s system is that no special tools crimping glue or soldering are needed for a successful installation making your pipe transition process that much simpler. Thanks to a wide range of pex components that make connecting the pipes a snap you too can do your own plumbing. If you need to connect to galvanized pipe use a special threaded connector with a built in seal exactly like the female cpvc fitting shown in photo 14. Usually cts cpvc is yellowish in color while nps cpvc is gray sch.

We show a cpvc copper connection.