I saw this on YouTube and wondered if what they say about CPVC is true. While we don't have any of it in our RV, I have seen it used in a number of homes.
Haven't heard about this, but we are all copper here at the home.
Your drains are copper too?
Well, no. Didn't know they used CPVC for drains.
I don’t think cpvc is common for water supply lines around here. Maybe in trailer houses or rvs. Most stuff is pex now, pvc is standard for drains but being as they are not pressurized, it’s works pretty well.
RV's are all PEX.
I'm not sure if they still use cast iron for drains in homes with a crawl space as those aren't built much anymore?
CPVC is a yellowish/white made for hot water. CPVC is smaller in diameter (same as copper) than PVC. Most of the issues occur when people use regular PVC glue on the joints --- no bueno --- they will fail. Regular PVC is white and used for cold applications only.
The splits on the CPVC are usually caused by freezing.
The splits on the CPVC are usually caused by freezing.
CPVC suffers from the same thing all non-flexible solid pipe does, PVC or CPVC. It doesn't expand or contract very easily and just busts when the water inside freezes. PEX is way better than CPV C, i'd rather use copper than CPVC, though it suffers from the same rigidity as CPVC, it atleast allows moderate expansion, and isn't nearly as brittle.
I like how the lady in the video was touching a pvc drain pipe when talking about CPVC....like, what?
as a plumber, if my **** was run in CPVC i would repipe it in PEX. I'd only use CPVC in very specific situations, such as drainage.
That TV station is in Florida. I bet they had some freezing weather. Notice the lack of any insulation in the affected areas?
The stuff that gives me the heebies is the gray polybutalene. That stuff is evil!
The stuff that gives me the heebies is the gray polybutalene. That stuff is evil!
I don’t think cast iron is used much anymore for drains
