No more sweating--plumbing question

Posted by on August 11, 2006, 2:33 am

I am building a new home and in the past did all of the final plumbing
connections. I used to sweat the connections on to the copper pipe. In my
new home there is plastic or pvc tubing most of the way then the final few
feet is copper, the plumber said I had to "crimp" the connections on now.
Can anyone give me some clues on how to use this crimper? Where can I get
one and what type of fittings will I need for the copper pipe?
Any help would be appreciated.
Jeff

Posted by Italian on August 12, 2006, 9:45 am

this is an elusive tool....I recently purchased a new home (used) and I
have to redo ALL the plumbing and was contemplating using pvc/or
whatever it is called these days (flexable hose) anyway I have been
told that this is something you can rent but have never inquired at the
rental yards. I have a friend that is a plumbing contractor and they
use this product as well as copper so if I decide I may just borrow it.
The first thing I would do is call up a reputabe plumbing contractor
and simply ask them if they know where you can get one.
Good luck
doccook@charterinternet.com wrote:

> I am building a new home and in the past did all of the final plumbing
> connections. I used to sweat the connections on to the copper pipe. In my
> new home there is plastic or pvc tubing most of the way then the final few
> feet is copper, the plumber said I had to "crimp" the connections on now.
> Can anyone give me some clues on how to use this crimper? Where can I get
> one and what type of fittings will I need for the copper pipe?
> Any help would be appreciated.
> Jeff

Posted by Nehmo Sergheyev on August 12, 2006, 1:20 pm

http://www.google.com/search?&q=pex
There's plenty about PEX. You wouldn't crimp PVC.
eBay for tool
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=plumbing+crimp+tool
But I'm sure you can get one locally.
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