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Faucet shut off valve and plastic pipe
I had a plumber tell me using brass fittings on a faucet shut off
valve with plastic 1/2 pipe is not safe. Instead you should use stainless steel fittings. Why is it not safe? |
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Faucet shut off valve and plastic pipe
Mike E. Fullerton wrote:
I had a plumber tell me using brass fittings on a faucet shut off valve with plastic 1/2 pipe is not safe. Instead you should use stainless steel fittings. Why is it not safe? Why didn't you ask him instead of us? We (at least I) didn't make it up. What kind of plastic? Maybe _something_, but for life of me I can't think what. -- |
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On Jun 26, 8:20 pm, dpb wrote:
Mike E. Fullerton wrote: I had a plumber tell me using brass fittings on a faucet shut off valve with plastic 1/2 pipe is not safe. Instead you should use stainless steel fittings. Why is it not safe? Why didn't you ask him instead of us? We (at least I) didn't make it up. What kind of plastic? Maybe _something_, but for life of me I can't think what. -- electrolysis |
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Faucet shut off valve and plastic pipe
wrote in message ps.com... On Jun 26, 8:20 pm, dpb wrote: Mike E. Fullerton wrote: I had a plumber tell me using brass fittings on a faucet shut off valve with plastic 1/2 pipe is not safe. Instead you should use stainless steel fittings. Why is it not safe? Why didn't you ask him instead of us? We (at least I) didn't make it up. What kind of plastic? Maybe _something_, but for life of me I can't think what. -- electrolysis Which corrodes - the brass or the plastic? Bob |
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Faucet shut off valve and plastic pipe
On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:20:31 -0500, dpb wrote:
Mike E. Fullerton wrote: I had a plumber tell me using brass fittings on a faucet shut off valve with plastic 1/2 pipe is not safe. Instead you should use stainless steel fittings. Why is it not safe? What kind of plastic? Maybe _something_, but for life of me I can't think what. When I say plastic I mean PEX. When I say brass fittings I mean brass compression fittings. |
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