I live in a manufactured home community and the land owner installed new water lines. My home is piped with cpvc piping. The owner's plumber brought pvc to the home and appears to have connected the two varieties of pipe together with a blue solvent. It is my understanding that a transition fitting is needed when pvc and cpvc are connected? What problems can be expected? Stan Milwee stanmilwee@sbcglobal.net
If it is NOT leaking he must have used a fitting to convert from cpvc to pvc....which in itself is not a problem. Numerous ways to do that too...either by a specific piece made for this or by use of a thread connector. The biggest concern is that since CPVC is for hot and cold water and pvc is only for cold that is the part that I would be concerned with.
The search for people who can answer your question continues for as long as needed - until you find the answer you were looking for.
When an answer is posted by someone who was invited (byYedda or by yourself) to answer your question, their answer is marked with a yellow "invited by Yedda".
To be invited to answer other people's questions in your areas of knowledge and interest, be sure to list your favorite topics:
» My Settings › My Topics.
Of course, the more helpful your answers are, the more likely you are to be invited to future questions...
The connection was probably made with a female 3/4 inch pvc adapter or a 3/4 inch pvc male adapter going into the cpvc female or male adapter. If the plumber used blue glue which it sounds like you will end up with a leak. Just out of curiosity, was this job inspected?
Got an answer for stanmilwee? Would you like to comment on the posted answers, or vote for the one which you think is the best?
Sign up for a free account, or sign in (if you're already a member).
Other people asked questions on similar topics, check out the answers they received:
Other people asked questions on various topics, and are still waiting for answer. Would be great if you can take a sec and answer them
