I had a plumber tell me using brass fittings on a faucet shut off valve with plastic 1/2 pipe is not safe. Instead you should use stainless steel fittings. Why is it not safe?
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16 years ago
Faucet shut off valve and plastic pipe
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16 years ago
Why didn't you ask him instead of us? We (at least I) didn't make it up. :)
What kind of plastic? Maybe _something_, but for life of me I can't think what.
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16 years ago
electrolysis
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Which corrodes - the brass or the plastic?
Bob
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16 years ago
Isn't that for hairy pipes?
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16 years ago
When I say plastic I mean PEX. When I say brass fittings I mean brass compression fittings.