Widespread faucet fix

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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,144
    The thing is: builder grade 30-40 years ago was probably better than builder grade today. What I just removed was likely builder grade in the mid '80s, but it was 100% metal (brass and copper). The failure point was the rubber bushings where the short copper pipes went into the valves.

    The builder grade I'm re-installing has a lot of plastic. Since I have three bathrooms with identical fixtures, I'm going to replace all three before another failure occurs. If I were planning to stay in this house, I'd definitely seek out better quality fixtures. The future owner may want to update the entire bathroom, so I'll let them decide for themselves what to install long-term.
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,476
    edited March 2023
    That's exactly what I was thinking regarding old school quality and replacement parts. There seem to be standard faucet models that house flippers in my area like to use that look really good in the short term and still get the job done for a few years.
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,043
    I wouldn't DREAM of cooperating with plumbers or foundation repairers.

    Also, saying that you are "satisfied with pipe placement" is wrong and it is against the rules.
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,000
    I've used Shark-Bite fitting on 1/2" copper to PEX repair at an older home I had. Lasted 8 years till I sold it.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,610
    edited September 5
    Just remember that shark bites fittings do not maintain grounding bonds... Granted you used pex which doesn't either but you should strap copper piping with a grounding wire if adament on using those fittings
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,000
    edited September 5
    Is that why the copper/brass crimp rings on PEX corrode and go bad quickly?


    I'll be using all white PEX with expansion fittings on our new home.

    A few folks I know, myself included have had the blue and red UPONOR brand PEX spring leaks.

    I read the post manfr. process to apply the colored dye causes it to leave the factory with defects/brittle.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,610
    edited September 5
    In my experience it depends on your water.

    At my house, I installed pex maybe ten years ago and have no issues I've seen.

    I've seen some houses where they are falling apart because of highly corrosive water, usually well water.

    Copper piping is not a whole lot better, you see alot of copper with the red and green dots, it takes longer but it is the same issue truly.

    That is why you see the typical life span of copper is considered 75 years.

    Side note, grounding bond doesn't go to pex since the chance of the piping becoming electrified is non existent and grounding the fittings to reduce c corrosion would be impossible.

    You could also use plastic fittings to help with corrosion
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,933
    I wash myself with a rag on a stick.
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    Clipdat wrote: »
    I wash myself with a rag on a stick.

    I'm sure your wife loves that. Is that your foreplay?
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,933
    Woah simmer down there Jimmy Turbo, this is a family forum.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,741
    All this because of a spam poster...
    For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,411
    billbillw wrote: »
    All this because of a spam poster...

    What can we say? We're easily entertained...
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    Clipdat wrote: »
    Woah simmer down there Jimmy Turbo, this is a family forum.

    I'll take that as a yes...
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,004
    Not quite sure I want a ground to copper, during a lightning storm and while I am taking a shower....

    Tom
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,610
    all copper piping is grounded or is supposed to be
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,004
    Path of least resistance bro'. Gambling is not my thang...

    Tom
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,610
    I hear ya.. but... it is. So no showers with copper piping! :)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,270
    edited September 5
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Not quite sure I want a ground to copper, during a lightning storm and while I am taking a shower....

    Tom

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,004
    If pole down, I am dead? Wife not happy. Wait....what?

    Tom
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,144
    VR3 wrote: »
    I hear ya.. but... it is. So no showers with copper piping! :)
    And no showers during thunder/lightning storms! Do we really need to state this?
    Frankly, you should be busy unplugging precious audio gear during a severe storm.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,411
    jdjohn wrote: »
    VR3 wrote: »
    I hear ya.. but... it is. So no showers with copper piping! :)
    And no showers during thunder/lightning storms! Do we really need to state this?
    Frankly, you should be busy unplugging precious audio gear during a severe storm.

    Evidently! You know just like the hair dryers that say do not use while showering.... You know at least one idiot did that.
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,144
    It only takes one.
    "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
    "Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
    Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,610
    We live in a society where a plastic bag says don't put on your head or in a crib with infants.

    This should tell you everything you need to know
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,411
    Yep, it's getting harder weed out the stupid oxygen thieves
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