"MiamiCuse" wrote in message
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I am redoing the run from my shower valve to my shower head on the pool side
shower.

Originally it was all copper pipes in and out. However, the copper pipe from
the shower up the exterior wall, then a 90 degree elbow, then three feet along
the soffit is exposed piping. Now that I have the inside sheet rock removed
for other work, I am thinking of removing the exposed copper pipe and run the
pipe to the inside wall from the shower valve, and up and over on the inside
of the wall and above the soffit, so the entire pipe run would be concealed.

Originally, the copper pipe was soldered to a coupling that has a stub on one
end and 1/2" male thread on the other end. I cut the copper pipe and
unscrewed the coupling. So now the top of the valve has a 1/2" female
threaded outlet.

I am thinking of using CPVC pipe instead for this concealed run. It's code
approved and a lot easier than copper with no need to solder. I will do all
the fittings using CPVC fittings except at the end of the run I will probably
use a sharkbite drop ear 90 to secure the CPVC to a piece of wood for a
ceiling mount shower arm. How would I connect the shower valve to CPVC pipe?
Do I need some coupling to go from a female threaded 1/2" to CPVC? Is there a
sharkbite coupling that does that or a special CPVC coupling that does that?


There is a fitting just for this. It is an ell with female thread on one end,
and a stub of CPVC on the other, and has "ears" for mounting. Do not use a CPVC
part for the threads. It need to be metal.