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Can a amateur run a new line of copper pipe for main source water lines?
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∙ 15y ago
Yes as it takes about 5 minutes to teach an 8 year old how to clean and properly solder copper fittings... The only problem is learning how to size the piping system to prevent erosion and learn to compensate for the coefficient of expansion per degree of temperature change to prevent a noisy system
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Why do you use copper pipes in houses?
For domestic water, drain lines, heat lines.
What water sources run through New Spain?
The water source is copper
How do you get dirt out of the copper tubing in your house?
Water lines or waste?If it is waste or vent lines you can use a water Jetter that will scour the lines to a like new condition
Can you use copper water lines for high pressure?
Yes no problem
What is K type copper pipe used for?
Water lines BELOW ground
How do you know if you have copper or steel drinking water pipes?
Galvanized pipe will be silver/gray color. Copper will be copper. Use a magnet, it'll stick to galvanized pipe but not to copper. Drinking water lines should not be black steel pipe.
How do you get rust out of water lines?
Copper does not rust. It can however be eaten by low PH water and Chlorine.
How can you flush clean existing copper water lines?
== Answer== Let water run from every fixture for about 10 min. this should do it.
How do you find plumbing lines for your house?
For cold water,start at the water meter, the follow it to the hot water tank for the hot lines. They are pretty easy to see, they are either copper or pex, or galvanized pipe.
Will corroding copper water lines leak?
Yes, eventually a pin hole in pipe will cause a leak.
Is a soldered fitting better then a threaded fitting?
Depends on what you are doing. soldered is for copper water lines. Threaded can be for water, gas, or anything else.
If the specific heat of aluminum is 0.902 and the specific heat of copper is 0.268 what makes copper a better choice to use for hot water lines in your house?
This means that copper will not absorb the heat from the water as much as the aluminum. Aluminum will "steal" more heat from the water- which you do not want. You need the heat to stay with the water until it serves its purpose.
