Aloha everyone, Rainy today in Honolulu and a bit
cool oopse sorry mean warm to many. I am now re
plumbing my house. Just finished from the street
main line to my regulator then to the house this
past weekend. I have brass fittings at the street
which are in fine shape. The brass went to
galvanized pipe but now I have copper.
Plan to redo my house with copper. My friend is a
plumber and will re do my house which includes
an attached studio for around $3,000.00 including
materials starting at the street. Most of the old
pipe seems to be galvanized with some places
having copper but most isn't copper. He will be
replacing everything. I am using pvc pipe for the
irrigation system which by the way is almost in. Aloha have a great day.
Sheryl
At 02:26 AM 3/8/2010, you wrote:
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>What do you mean by supply lines? before the
>home or beyond the meter inside the home.
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>PVC is rapidly becoming replaced by PEX but it is still widely used.
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>If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Bill Gallik
>To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 4:42 AM
>Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Copper vs. PVC Pipe - Was: Shark Bite Inline Valves
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>I can't speak to where anybody else lives, but
>water supply lines cannot be PVC and meet code
>in most metropolitan locations. At least, none
>of the metropolitan areas where I've lived allow
>PVC supply lines. The reason for this is that in
>case of a fire, earthquake, tornado or some
>other disaster that could rupture those lines
>the municipality doesn't want water supplies
>compromised. Of course, an earthquake might very
>well rupture a main line, but that's much easier
>to correct than a number of private homes
>leaking kilo gallons of water during an emergency.
>----
>Holland's Person, Bill
>- "Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint."
>- US Humorist, Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
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