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Q: Should i use Plastic or copper for house plumbing?
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Where is copper used in houses?

Copper is used in switches, (light) recepticles, all house wiring, 90% of your plumbing, (if your house is pre 1970, then its galvinized pipe) copper is also in your appliances.


Where is copper pipes used in houses?

Under ground to everywhere in the house plumbing ( everywhere )


What type of pipe is used from your water meter to house?

Pvc, Wirsbo, Copper, galvenized, pex, or Polyethylene


What is rigid copper pipe use for?

Mostly used for plumbing inside a house. -Personally, I prefer PEX, easier to install and lasts longer.


What information do I need to know about plumbing fittings?

There are numerous types and sizes of plumbing fittings in a typical house. Some houses will have copper tubing that has to be bent, threaded, bronzed or soldered. Others have PVC or a similar material of plastic like consistency. These installations use bonding glue and primer to attach connections for bends, fittings, and adding additional lengths of pipe.


What are the release dates for Ask This Old House - 2002 Installing Energy-Efficient Storm Door Cutting and Soldering Copper Plumbing Pipes and Fittings 9-8?

Ask This Old House - 2002 Installing Energy-Efficient Storm Door Cutting and Soldering Copper Plumbing Pipes and Fittings 9-8 was released on: USA: November 2010


What kind of insurance should plumbing and heating companies have when they work on your house?

Heating and plumbing cpmpanies have contractors insurance. This protects both you and them in case something goes wrong.


Why house wires made of plastic or rubber?

House wires are made of copper. They're jacketed in plastic or rubber to keep from setting flammables on fire, to keep short circuits from happening and to keep things from being electrocuted.


Is there any flexible type of plumbing to use for hot water lines?

Inside the house their are flexi-hoses that have replaced the copper pipes, normally connecting to the taps. I do not know anymore than this.


What fitting will be used to connect the water service pipe to feed pipe for the house?

Water main coming into house usually 3/4" K copper pipe. Depending on local plumbing code, fitting usually is flared or soldered.


How old do you have to be to fix the plumbing in your house?

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