JHCL1990
New Member
So what I had to do was cut a stretch of CPVC pipe above and below the valve, then I had to glue in CPVC x PEX-A adapters, then attach the PEX-A pipe to the adapters and new valve. Thing is, when I was attaching the last (PEX) connection, I had to separate the pipes enough to slip the PEX pipe onto the fitting and it required me to pull the entire stretch of pipe sideways. So far, everything SEEMS good, but I was pretty concerned when doing this because I was thinking I could damage/break the pipe--especially considering it's CPVC (except for the small stretch I replaced with PEX-A).
This is essentially what happened to me (except the connection I had to make was PEX-A):
Is there any better way to do this, or is it just a risk you have to take? I know there are repair couplings for PVC, but I don't know of anything like that for CPVC or PEX...
This is essentially what happened to me (except the connection I had to make was PEX-A):
Is there any better way to do this, or is it just a risk you have to take? I know there are repair couplings for PVC, but I don't know of anything like that for CPVC or PEX...