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    ProPEX / Uponor question on tub spout

    I have read in several locations that you cannot connect a tub spout with a diverter to PEX. The explanation that is usually given is that the inside diameter of PEX+fittings is smaller than copper and it will result in water going up and leaking out of the shower head when the diverter is set...
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    changing house supply connection

    I can't get a picture now. It's an old house. I have 3/4" soft copper to a compression fitting, then a threaded gate valve (1"), then a galvanized union (1"), then a short galvanized nipple (1"), and a galvanized tee to go into the house (1") and into a hose bib(1/2").
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    changing house supply connection

    I need to change my main house shutoff from a gate valve to a ball valve. I have 3/4" soft copper coming in and 1" galvanized pipe inside. What is the best way to make this connection?
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    Water Supply Connection for House and Irrigation

    My full connection would work like this: 3/4" copper pipe to compression fitting, then SCH 80 PVC union, then SCH 80 PVC tee to house and irrigation. On the irrigation side, then a brass strainer, PVC connection to a pressure vacuum breaker, then 1" SCH 40 PVC to irrigation valves. I...
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    Water Supply Connection for House and Irrigation

    I'm installing an irrigation system and I need to replace the tee that goes into my house to use one side for my sprinklers (instead of an existing hose bib). The existing installation is 3/4" copper pipe (from the meter) to a compression fitting, then the main shutoff 1", then a galvanized...
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