Water Heater pic piping
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George McShane
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It was the hot water pipe
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No CPVC pipe within 18" if a water heater.
And no PVC piping at all on the hot side.
And no PVC piping at all on the hot side.
George McShane
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I'm confused. What reason would it pop off like that? It seems strange
George McShane
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George McShane
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It is a CPVC pipe, not a pvc
And no CPVC pipe should ever go directly to a water heater.
Flapper
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What popped off? Thread connection between pipe and water heater or glue joint between pipe and fitting?
George McShane
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Flapper
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that's weird; that must be a bad joint. It shouldn't've popped off if welded correctly. You can't just push it back on, it will pop off again. You need to glue (solvent weld) it back together.
Or alternatively you can cut the two pipes and replace them with water heater flexes. This would be quickest and easiest and it also solves the problem of having the CPVC connected directly to the water heater.
You'd chop both pipes at a good location and push these on, and then just connect them to the water heater.
Though it looks like the CPVC has a male adapter and the water heater has female. You could use nipples or instead you could use a hose like this:
with adapters like this: 
So the male end of the hose screws into the female sockets of the water heater and the female end of the hose goes on the male adapter which connects to the pipes.
Or alternatively you can cut the two pipes and replace them with water heater flexes. This would be quickest and easiest and it also solves the problem of having the CPVC connected directly to the water heater.
You'd chop both pipes at a good location and push these on, and then just connect them to the water heater.
Though it looks like the CPVC has a male adapter and the water heater has female. You could use nipples or instead you could use a hose like this:
with adapters like this: So the male end of the hose screws into the female sockets of the water heater and the female end of the hose goes on the male adapter which connects to the pipes.
Master Plumber Mark
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how badly did this flood you out??? I would guess it could short out the heater with
that kind of volume
the sharkbite male adaptors should be used and female flex connectors to the heater if you are
gonna re-use the unit... Just cut it back 2 foot or so
that kind of volume
the sharkbite male adaptors should be used and female flex connectors to the heater if you are
gonna re-use the unit... Just cut it back 2 foot or so
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