Threads for clothes washer and garden hose same?
#1
07-18-18, 04:44 AM
Threads for clothes washer and garden hose same?
They look the same to me. Please educate me if I am misinformed.
Thank you.
I have a related question.
I replaced the leaky copper cold water line with a 3/4" PVC main running in the attic and several 1/2" CPVC branches from this main many years ago. At that time I saw new houses built with PVC pipes for cold water. Now I need to sell the hose. I am finding PVC is not a preferred material and am going to replace this main in the attic with PEX. But I may keep one PVC fitting for clothes washer hose connection at the end of the line. Is this no no?
Thank you.
I have a related question.
I replaced the leaky copper cold water line with a 3/4" PVC main running in the attic and several 1/2" CPVC branches from this main many years ago. At that time I saw new houses built with PVC pipes for cold water. Now I need to sell the hose. I am finding PVC is not a preferred material and am going to replace this main in the attic with PEX. But I may keep one PVC fitting for clothes washer hose connection at the end of the line. Is this no no?
Last edited by paker; 07-18-18 at 05:05 AM.
#2
07-18-18, 05:13 AM
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If you are replacing everything else why not replace the one fitting at the end? It's not prohibited by code but it is a sign that re-work has been done or that someone used whatever they had. Not the mark of a professional job.
#3
07-18-18, 09:51 AM
CPVC (and PVC for cold) is allowed for supply use. While it may not be preferred, there shouldn't be any issue with selling a house with it installed.
To answer your question though, washers do use the same garden hose connector.
To answer your question though, washers do use the same garden hose connector.
#4
07-18-18, 03:58 PM
Thank you for the note. I read somewhere that PVC for cold water is a potential flag for house inspector. That's why I was going to replace the "attic main" with PEX or CPVC. I will hold off for now and ask the city. Thank you for the tip.
#5
07-19-18, 05:02 AM
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I think it is a red flag because it implies PVC may have also been used for hot water piping. Normally a house would be plumbed all with the same type of pipe as plumbers won't bother carrying two different pipe materials for water supply lines.
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07-19-18, 05:33 AM
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just saw PD’s post so mine is a little repetitious but-
Where I live you can’t use PVC in the house, but you can use CPVC (and copper and PEX). I can’t find my international plumbing code book but I believe last I checked PVC could be used for water service (i.e., to the house), but not for water distribution (i.e., not in the house). I thought that was the accepted practice everywhere.
PVC is not rated for hot water (CPVC is) and I remember thinking “well what’s wrong with using it for cold in the house?” The only thing I can think of is that maybe they feel people will accidentally or accidentally on purpose start using it for hot, so they just prohibit PVC in the house – period. Don’t really know and maybe in some places they do allow it.
I would check with the local authorities as was mentioned in a previous post. They could answer in a minute via a phone call.
Where I live you can’t use PVC in the house, but you can use CPVC (and copper and PEX). I can’t find my international plumbing code book but I believe last I checked PVC could be used for water service (i.e., to the house), but not for water distribution (i.e., not in the house). I thought that was the accepted practice everywhere.
PVC is not rated for hot water (CPVC is) and I remember thinking “well what’s wrong with using it for cold in the house?” The only thing I can think of is that maybe they feel people will accidentally or accidentally on purpose start using it for hot, so they just prohibit PVC in the house – period. Don’t really know and maybe in some places they do allow it.
I would check with the local authorities as was mentioned in a previous post. They could answer in a minute via a phone call.
