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PVC to Sillcock - Best Way?
I just built a small lean-to and had a 3/4" PVC pipe roughed-in up through the slab. I want to go through the wall (1/2" PT plywood with lathe and stucco on the exterior) to install a sillcock. I'm not sure about the best way to do this. I thought about transitioning the PVC to galvanized but decided that's probably not a good idea. I don't want to risk the PVC female adapter splitting. Should I transition to copper?
Since PVC, galvanized, copper, etc. have virtually no "give" I'm not sure if I should attempt to have the sillcock flange rest flush against the exterior or if I should plan to have it extend two or three inches. I will place a block of wood between the stub-out and the stud so I'll have something to strap it to on the inside of the shed but I'm concerned that an errant tug on a fully extended hose could cause problems if the sillcock isn't well secured.
Thoughts?
TIA.
Tipsy
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this isn't really going to answer your question, but you really shouldn't use PVC for water distribution, unless its CPVC. I can't see enough in the pic to tell...
-mike-
It's regular PVC. It's only going to supply a garden hose.Originally Posted by mtcummins
Tipsy
Regular PVC is not rated for the pressure of a supply system! While there is a version of PVC designed for water supply, it looks like that is schedule 40, which is designed and tested for drainage only.
Most silcocks are designed to be screwed to the exterior which holds the valve firmly in place. PVC becomes brittle with age and UV exposure. If it's the right type, once inside the building, you must convert to an approved pipe such as pex, cpvc, copper. If this is NYC, hopefully, you provided a means to drain the line, as in a leanto, that pipe will shatter in the winter when the water freezes making a real mess of things.
Jim DeBruycker
Important note - I'm not a pro
Retired Defense Industry Engineer
It is SCH 40 PVC. I realize PVC is not rated for hot water but unless I'm missing something obvious, every house in this neighborhood is plumbed incorrectly. My home, as well as the neighbors all have regular Sch 40 PVC feeding from the main into the house.
It's FL. No freeze concern.
Tipsy
Last edited by TipsMcStagger; 03-05-2013 at 07:53 PM.
If this were my project, I'd cut off that PVC line in the shed, bust out just enough of the floor to dig out the elbow, and then go inside and cut out the PVC from that end. This should leave you with a straight run of 3/4" pvc. Fish a 1/2" pex line through this, which will be a little challenging to make the 90 turn up into the wall, but otherwise you'll have a proper install w/o tearing out all of what you've done so far.
If you happened to have used a long turn 90, or possibly even with a medium 90, the pex may slide right through the fitting with a little bit of lubrication on the pipe.
You don't need 3/4" for a garden hose, the hose won't flow much more than you can get through a 1/2" anyway. But you'll have a properly done install. If there's going to be a lot of stuff shoved in and out of this shed, you might want to put some kind of sleeve, like PVC, over as much of the exposed pex as you can to protect it from damage, and UV (will break down Pex over time).
-mike-
Not really sure I follow but this is a brand new slab built to FL hurricane code. The footer is 18" wide and 16" deep with #5 rebar. I'm not breaking up my new slab.
If there's a way to transition from PVC to PEX, I can do that inside the shed. It'll only be a foot or so. This will be covered with OSB and I'll fabricate a hatch, should I need to access this in the future.
Tipsy
Last edited by TipsMcStagger; 03-05-2013 at 08:22 PM.
I can't tell from the picture...is the pvc sleeved through the slab, or is it in direct contact with the cement? The relative differences in expansion/contraction between the two materials will stress crack the pvc over time. PVC expands MUCH more with a rise in temp than concrete.
Jim DeBruycker
Important note - I'm not a pro
Retired Defense Industry Engineer
I realize PVC is not rated for hot water but unless I'm missing something obvious, every house in this neighborhood is plumbed incorrectly.
Yeah.............India was like that too. I drank bottled water there, and wouldn't touch it unless the cap was still on it.
PVC is allowed underground for cold water. Being underground keeps it in the safe range.
If you have it above ground, it's getting warmer and loses it's strengh. I realize that a few bucks is a lot of money for someone living in Florida.
When converting from plastic to threaded, you always have a male side for the plastic. A female plastic fitting will split.
The hosebib should be secured to the shed.
Piping is never strong enough for support.
Last edited by Terry; 03-05-2013 at 10:49 PM.
I didn't mean to imply houses in this neighborhood use PVC for hot water. Only that all of the homes have PVC, underground, feeding from the main to the house, where it transitions to copper. This home had a slab leak prior to my ownership and had been replumbed with CPVC through the attic.
I'll have to ask the builder why he deemed it acceptable to have the PVC in direct contact with the slab.
Thanks.
Tipsy
quote; you really shouldn't use PVC for water distribution, unless its CPVC
quote; Regular PVC is not rated for the pressure of a supply system! While there is a version of PVC designed for water supply, it looks like that is schedule 40, which is designed and tested for drainage only.
I don't know where these guys are getting their information, but PVC is PERFECTLY okay for water distribution, (MOST of houses in this area have PVC water lines from the meter to the building), but only outside the building where a failure cannot cause damage. AND sch. 40 is what is used for "pressure" water systems. You should never use metal into a female PVC adapter because ANY corrosion will create stress and crack it, while a male PVC adapter is one of the weakest fittings made and WILL crack at the thread. Use a coupling and half of a PVC nipple glued into it, then transition to a copper female adapter. From there, you would install the hose faucet just as if the whole thing was copper with the piping secured against any stress or movement.
Licensed residential and commercial plumber
Thanks. I'll transition to copper and properly secure the sillcok to the wall.
Can't say I'm exactly happy knowing the PVC should have been sleeved through the footer but there's not too much I can do about it at this point.
Tipsy
Actually, according to code, it should not even BE in the footer. It should have transitioned to an "interior approved" materia, i.e., copper, CPVC, PEX, etc., l outside the building.
Licensed residential and commercial plumber
Thanks. Just for my own education, that applies to outbuildings as well? This is a lean-to shed. It's against the house but not accessible from inside the house.
Tipsy
hj should have said "building"
Code doesn't care what size the building is. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
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