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Replacing galvanized water pipe with PVC
Posted on 6/5/15 at 2:48 pm
Posted on 6/5/15 at 2:48 pm
I am planning to crawl under my house torrow to replace 2 long galvanized pipes with PVC. The water pressure is bad in one sink and I think it must be to do with corrosion of the galvanized pipes. My question is, can I just cut the galvanized pipe near the elbow and then use rubber screw connectors to fit the PVC to the old pipe? Or would it be better for me to attempt to remove the elbow joints and replace them with PVC elbows? The galvanized elbows look pretty rusted on there.
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Posted on 6/5/15 at 2:49 pm to swampdawg
screw on fittings are always better
Posted on 6/5/15 at 2:49 pm to swampdawg
I would use PEX...
Posted on 6/5/15 at 2:52 pm to swampdawg
Replacing the fitting is better but be careful use 2 pipe wrenches and don't mess up the pipe upstream of the fitting.
Posted on 6/5/15 at 3:11 pm to swampdawg
yes you can, but if you unscrew the galvanized from the elbow and screw in a threaded pvc adapter you will get a better seal.
Cpvc is where it's at. It doesn't burst when frozen and you can tun long bendable lines of it. I ran two 40' runs when I made a laundryroom at a rental property.
Cpvc is where it's at. It doesn't burst when frozen and you can tun long bendable lines of it. I ran two 40' runs when I made a laundryroom at a rental property.
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