Posted by Geo-TH,In on July 09, 2016 at 10:13:23 from (172.78.76.119):
In Reply to: Re: Gray quest posted by MarkB_MI on July 09, 2016 at 07:21:21:
Mark, Pex is expensive like shark-bite. Both can be prone to leaks too. Good luck getting them apart 10 years later if you have hard water. Copper is a PBIA when you have to make a repair caused by frozen pipes. Can't use compression on over sized copper. Copper is expensive. Old copper has lead solder. Copper expands when frozen and Good lock making a repair in a crawl space. Hate the fire hazard, not to mention the risk of getting burned with hot solder falling on you. Difficult getting all the water out of the line, so the water turns to steam and blows your solder out of the repair.
Because of the lead issue alone, I've removed all my old copper in rentals. Never use brass in drain pipes either. Lucky to last 20 years before they are totally gone.
CPVC is the only think I'll use, cheap, easy to make repairs. Cut and glue. I've even changed over to all plastic faucets, delta clones.
I will use a delta scald guard shower faucet.
I did save some old quest fittings.
Next time this rental is empty, All the quest, only 6 fittings will go. Glue in cpcv 90 degree shutoffs. Then someday, I'll have to replace some of the copper in my house, thank God for a basement. That will be what I call a round to it job. Next leak will be when I get around to it. geo.
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