Bob.W
New Member
Hello,
I'm plumbing an American Standard R520 shower valve and adding a twin ell for a tub connection. Since the outlet for the valve is pointing up, I need to make a U-turn, go down below the valve to hook to the twin ell for the tub, then back up for a shower head. I've considered PEX, but the cost of the fittings and/or crimpers is high. I was curious if it's OK to use soft copper tubing from the shower valve to the twin-ell and back up to the shower head? Then I could sweat the connections and it would allow me to manipulate the pipe around the supply.
Thanks,
Bob
I'm plumbing an American Standard R520 shower valve and adding a twin ell for a tub connection. Since the outlet for the valve is pointing up, I need to make a U-turn, go down below the valve to hook to the twin ell for the tub, then back up for a shower head. I've considered PEX, but the cost of the fittings and/or crimpers is high. I was curious if it's OK to use soft copper tubing from the shower valve to the twin-ell and back up to the shower head? Then I could sweat the connections and it would allow me to manipulate the pipe around the supply.
Thanks,
Bob