Max Frisbee
New Member
Hey guys, so I was all ready to have a nice little project here at home replacing a very old (65’ manufacture date) PRV with a new one and also fix some funky reducers and extra fittings that are unnecessary just past the PRV.
I came to find out that my 3/4 quick cut doesn’t cut the line that I thought was 3/4. It is a decent amount smaller (not 1/2” though). I called a plumbing friend and he said it was likely refrigerant line. Currently the “refrigerant line” couples down to what looks like 1/2” hard copper with a sweat reducer.
I have all my supplies set up to convert the 1/2” line that was reduced off what I thought was 3/4 copper with a 3/4 ball valve (wirsbo), Watts Aub25 with my male wirsbo adapters and some PEX to take over to the water heater.
what is the simplest solution to still do this? Can I go from 3/4 (or what ever this actually is) refrigerant line to 3/4 hard copper so that I can run all my current supplies I’ve gathered... or would increasing to 3/4 have ill affects since it’s larger diameter than the main. If so I can just return the stuff I have and use the 1/2” hard that is already soldered and reduced from the main.
I came to find out that my 3/4 quick cut doesn’t cut the line that I thought was 3/4. It is a decent amount smaller (not 1/2” though). I called a plumbing friend and he said it was likely refrigerant line. Currently the “refrigerant line” couples down to what looks like 1/2” hard copper with a sweat reducer.
I have all my supplies set up to convert the 1/2” line that was reduced off what I thought was 3/4 copper with a 3/4 ball valve (wirsbo), Watts Aub25 with my male wirsbo adapters and some PEX to take over to the water heater.
what is the simplest solution to still do this? Can I go from 3/4 (or what ever this actually is) refrigerant line to 3/4 hard copper so that I can run all my current supplies I’ve gathered... or would increasing to 3/4 have ill affects since it’s larger diameter than the main. If so I can just return the stuff I have and use the 1/2” hard that is already soldered and reduced from the main.