Questions tagged [copper-tubing]
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How should I connect my new hot water recirculator?
I need to install a Watts hot water heater recirculator. In my setup it looks like I have two choices.
bend corrugated copper to attach to top of pump.
remove corrugated copper and sweat on new ...
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Is 1/2" pipe adequate for supplies inside a home?
I have a small off-grid cabin with a shallow well of 22ft deep. Right next to the well, I will install a well pump (not sure which type yet) to pump water from the well to the home. The well is about ...
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What size copper tubing do I need for a 7/16 flare nut?
I recently purchased a split AC unit (product sheet).
On the product sheet it is said that it is supposed to use 1/4" liquid and 1/2" gas pipes. I opened the unit and I found two couples of ...
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Sink intake copper tubing is 1/16" more narrow than the angle stop valve fittings
For the hot (left) and cold (right) intakes the new angle stop valves have made different decisions on whether they want to stay in place or not. The hot/left feels tight and I was able to tighten ...
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3/4" INNER diameter copper tubing couplers
I brought a section of my bursted pipe to a local Ace and was surprised to find none of their couplers fit. Even more surprising is I've not been able [so far] to find couplers online. In both cases ...
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Is copper DWV "hard-temper" pipe type M?
I was looking at an FNPT copper adapter online (1-1/2 in. Copper DWV Cup x FIP Female Adapter Fitting) which says "Use with DWV hard-temper tubing" and I'm not sure what hard-temper tubing ...
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Connecting Large Copper Pipe To PEX With Sharkbyte
I have some 4-6 inch copper piping that I need to replace a portion of.
I have looked and can go copper to pex no problem. But is is it possible to go from 4-6 inch copper to PEX? There is a ...
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Minisplit Install With Thin-Walled Lineset
I'm currently installing a multi-zone minisplit in my home. Unfortunately, I bought the cheapest linesets I could find. The 1/4" line has thinner walls and is very difficult to flare and torque ...
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Is Running HVAC Copper Tube Against Roof Deck OK?
I am in the middle of getting a new roof installed, and a nail ended up being driven through the copper Freon line (pic below). It seems really ill-considered to me for home builders/HVAC installers ...
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Removing old copper threaded fitting to iron T fitting
I have a house with old piping. My well water slowly eats away at copper piping, so after 20 years, the old copper piping is failing. Most of it has been replaced. I am installing a new washing ...
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Why do I have extra copper tubing connected to each bathroom sink supply line?
What I'm looking at here?
This is a picture of my guest bathroom sink, and the hot and cold inlets are each connected to two or three seemingly redundant lengths of copper tubing:
My first guess is, ...
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Fitting needed to retrofit a dishwasher water supply line on copper pipe?
I'm slowly working on installing our dishwasher in a house that didn't have one before. We had an electrician do the wiring and I replaced the sink drains to add a dishwasher wye last week. I am ...
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Is it ok to split the hose bib for underground irrigation
I'd like to install an underground irrigation system for 4 zones. There are 6 - 7 sprinkler heads with Hunter MP rotator nozzle per zone. The main poly pipe will be 1" and it runs to the most 1/2&...
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Running line set for minisplit through soffit
I am installing MrCool DIY minisplits. I am wishing that I had just hired a professional, but unfortunately I'm too deep into this to change course at this point.
My question is whether it is okay for ...
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Can I install a wall valve for a refrigerator water line?
My refrigerator sits in an alcove and is getting is getting surrounding cabinets. I ripped out the sheetrock behind it, and plan on replacing it with 3/4 plywood to make the cabinets easier to hang, ...
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