Frankenfittings...

[drygulch]

For your entertainment. Just upgraded this section of plumbing in our new old house.

Materials from right to left:

• PEX
• Galvanized
• Brass
• Copper
• Polybutylene
• Rubber hose!

Been keeping me up at night since we bought the place a few months back, primarily the rubber hose...

Greg

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

That is 100% scary!

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Thats what the pro’s call “plumbing diversification”.

 

[old and tired]

Ahh, I see you had the same DIY plumber that did MY house... (minus the rubber hose, nice touch!!). We did remove some old CPVC.

Some of it was from a 1980's remodel, the galvanized was from the 1950's (didn't check the lead content!) but some of it was from our addition from 1996!! The same year Polybutylene was outlawed !@#$%^&*

I'm planning to rip out some very creative copper piping... Photo is of the type of "trap" that was leaking which started our plumbing adventure.

 

[drygulch]

Photo is of the type of "trap" that was leaking which started our plumbing adventure.

I had to look up the "drum trap". Never seen one of those! WRT the polybutylene, hope you're on a well at least.

To be fair, for us the rest is primarily copper with gate valves to shut off each area. Although those valves do need attention.

With only 2 prior owners since the place was built (30s), it seems to have had less "remuddling", generally speaking.

Greg

 

[chim]

...................With only 2 prior owners since the place was built (30s), it seems to have had less "remuddling", generally speaking.

Greg

I helped #3 Son look for a house about 10 years ago. Some of the DIY projects were downright scary. I told the realtor (an acquaintance of his) that he should try to find a place that the owner hasn't tried to "improve".

 

[old and tired]

Nope, polybutylene was city water and we are down on a creek in Raleigh, 80 psi is a low day, my 100 psi gauge would peg max many times. We added on a master bath in 1996 (when polybutylene was installed) and kept the washer and dryer in the basement...

Fast forward, we now removed the garden jacuzzi tub (which we used 3 times in almost 30 years) and put the new washer and dryer in the master bath (love it now).

So all the plumbing was being ripped out, redid the shower - we love it a whole lot more. New everything!

 

[drygulch]

Nice! Yeah, those jacuzzi tubs tend to just take up valuable square footage.

I developed all kinds of pinholes in a previous abode with polybutylene, on city water. We have a trailer with polybutylene but it's on a well, and zero issues there.

We're on the opposite end of your water pressure spectrum at 25psi. Tolerable for the short term, but not sustainable...