i am putting in new water piping for my tub+shower combo. the cold water and hot water will be pex and will run into the rough.
delta multichoice rough
delta tub and shower trim: Monitor 17 Series Trinsic
given my research, seems PEX isn't a good choice to use for the connection between the tub spout and shower rough because:
- directions (installation pdf) state not to use pex for the tub spout connection (screenshot)
- pex diameter is smaller, which will cause pressure to build and water to come out of the shower head (reference #1, #2)
PEX piping for the input water to the shower rough
PEX piping for the shower rough to the shower head
Copper piping for shower rough to tub spout
my questions are:
(1) can i use PEX from shower rough to shower head?
(2) using copper piping, i noticed the valve has threaded male for the tub, can i use female threaded adapter?
if i use the 1/2" female threaded adapter means if i screw up soldering the copper pipe, i can try again
my plan for the tub spout is to use:
shower rough --> 1/2" female threaded adapter --> copper m pipe --> 90-degree drop ear
does this work?
delta multichoice rough
delta tub and shower trim: Monitor 17 Series Trinsic
given my research, seems PEX isn't a good choice to use for the connection between the tub spout and shower rough because:
- directions (installation pdf) state not to use pex for the tub spout connection (screenshot)
- pex diameter is smaller, which will cause pressure to build and water to come out of the shower head (reference #1, #2)
PEX piping for the input water to the shower rough
PEX piping for the shower rough to the shower head
Copper piping for shower rough to tub spout
my questions are:
(1) can i use PEX from shower rough to shower head?
(2) using copper piping, i noticed the valve has threaded male for the tub, can i use female threaded adapter?
if i use the 1/2" female threaded adapter means if i screw up soldering the copper pipe, i can try again
my plan for the tub spout is to use:
shower rough --> 1/2" female threaded adapter --> copper m pipe --> 90-degree drop ear
does this work?