Can you use CPVC for shower?
CPVC can be used for water supply lines, and you can use it for the connection between the shower valve and the shower spout. However, you should not use CPVC for the connection between the valve and the tub spout.
How do you connect CPVC to brass shower valve?
How to Connect CPVC to a Brass Shower Valve
- Prepare a brass valve with brass slip connections by soldering a 2-inch length of 1/2-inch copper pipe to each port.
- Wrap plumbing tape around the threads of a CPVC/copper adapter union.
Can I use CPVC for a bathtub spout?
CPVC is almost never a good idea for use to the tub spout. The ID is smaller than copper, and it can cause a restriction that causes water to back up and come out of the showerhead.
Can you connect CPVC to brass?
CPVC glue does NOT bond to brass, so if you have any problem it is with ANY joints made that way. But the fitting should remove from the brass very easily, possibly TOO easily.
Can you install a compression shut off valve on CPVC?
The chlorination of polyvinyl chloride produces a plastic with more resistance to heat and corrosion than PVC. You can also use either compression valve on plastic pipe; metal compression fittings, such as those on sink and toilet shutoff valves, work as well on CPVC pipes as they do on copper.
Can PEX be used for tub spout?
The tub spout can be copper, brass, or galvanized pipe. You cannot use pex because the pipe coming out of the valve needs to be able to support the weight of the tub spout and handle the abuse of pulling/ pushing down of the divirter built into the spout.
How do you remove a ferrule from CPVC?
You usually have to cut it off.
- Shut off the water to the pipe from which you are going to remove the compression fitting.
- Hold the male end of the fitting steady with a pair of adjustable pliers.
- Turn the compression nut counterclockwise relative to the male part of the fitting with another pair of adjustable pliers.
