Recent content by Dennis47

Plumber hasn't come back yet; I reported the leak Monday. I'll ask him to replace the PVC fitting with a brass barb if he can. My concern is that if he has to cut the nipple out of the poly, he'll have to break up the patio slab to get to a new clean end. Would you add the union on the rigid...

With hose clamps? Is that all I need?

My first post. Our 35 yr old house is built on a rocky slope and has a black flexible water line, probably polyethylene (PE), from the meter to the house (about 100 ft.). We had the shut-off valve at the house end replaced last month and the plumber double-clamped the poly pipe over a Sch 80 PVC...