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Posted by dpb on December 21, 2006, 2:02 pm
kellyj00@gmail.com wrote:
> I plan to replace a good portion of galvanized Pipe with PEX. I've
> read a few articles on the subject, and it looks fairly straight
> forward... unscrew the old pipe, put on a threaded plastic connector
> and attach PEX to it.
>
> How likely is it that my 1965 built house's pipes will break under me
> trying to unscrew them? If one breaks I'll have to buy a set of dies
> and rethread the darned thing, and I really don't want to do that.
>
> Also, is this a job a fella can really do himself? Or should I just
> pay the $2,000 to have a plumber do it?
If you're talking of interior plumbing only, not buried, 40 yr
galvanized is pretty unlikely to be so bad as to be unworkable unless
you have extremely bad water conditions or other reasons for galvanic
corrosion. Signs to look out for would be if you're already having
random pinhole leaks, etc., frequently. If not, I'd say your chances
are quite good.
Of course, if it's that bad, rethreading really isn't likely going to
be an option anyway, as there isn't going to be enough left to thread
and have a sufficient wall thickness/strength to make a seal when you
try to thread on a new fitting.
It's doable. Whether you'll feel it was worth the money will probably
depend on how good access you have to what you need to get to and just
a general level of comfort w/ doing repair work...if it seems a stretch
to consider, chances are you may regret it. OTOH, if it's just not
being familiar w/ PEX itself and you do stuff routinely, it's just a
new skill to learn...
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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on December 21, 2006, 3:23 pm
Your WAY better off repacing all the steel pipe.
Start by doing the hot, isolate it from the cold at the hot water tank,
this way you still have water for flushing.
Dont try to do everything in one day, do a couple runs and go from there
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on December 21, 2006, 3:43 pm
>I plan to replace a good portion of galvanized Pipe with PEX. I've
> read a few articles on the subject, and it looks fairly straight
> forward... unscrew the old pipe, put on a threaded plastic connector
> and attach PEX to it.
>
> How likely is it that my 1965 built house's pipes will break under me
> trying to unscrew them? If one breaks I'll have to buy a set of dies
> and rethread the darned thing, and I really don't want to do that.
>
> Also, is this a job a fella can really do himself? Or should I just
> pay the $2,000 to have a plumber do it?
>
Yes, with some advance planning, you can do it. If you plan to do small
stages, yes, I can pretty much guarantee one fitting will be a problem. If
you plan ahead, lay out the manifolds, perhaps run the lines to the fixtures
in advance, you will have only once connection to worry about.
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Posted by David Nebenzahl on December 21, 2006, 5:48 pm
kellyj00@gmail.com spake thus:
> How likely is it that my 1965 built house's pipes will break under me
> trying to unscrew them? If one breaks I'll have to buy a set of dies
> and rethread the darned thing, and I really don't want to do that.
You can always rent them: when I replumbed my house more than a decade
ago, that's exactly what happened to me. I just ran down to the tool
rental place, got a couple dies, threaded the pipe and was on my way.
Pretty painless.
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Posted by Sacramento Dave on December 21, 2006, 7:57 pm
>I plan to replace a good portion of galvanized Pipe with PEX. I've
> read a few articles on the subject, and it looks fairly straight
> forward... unscrew the old pipe, put on a threaded plastic connector
> and attach PEX to it.
>
> How likely is it that my 1965 built house's pipes will break under me
> trying to unscrew them? If one breaks I'll have to buy a set of dies
> and rethread the darned thing, and I really don't want to do that.
>
> Also, is this a job a fella can really do himself? Or should I just
> pay the $2,000 to have a plumber do it?
If I was going to do all that work, re-pipe the house First I would
replace all the pipe, Second I would use Copper not PEX even if Mice & Rats
like it. ( and they will chew threw it) It's just the new cheap housing
track way to do things. But what do I know I'm just a plumber.
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