I am trying to find someone to help a pastor who had open heart surgery. He and wife have been living in a small camper for almost three years. Someone gave him a doublewide that needed a lot of work. His medical problems have taken all his money set aside to remodel the trailer. Calling on people I know, we have done everything but the plumbing, and I can't find anyone to do it. It seems that it stayed connected to water system during a winter and some of the pipes underneath busted. The pipes are larger o.d. and, I have been told, is made of poly butyl. Am I going to be able to find adaptors to replumb using cpvc  and retain the poly butyl? Seems folks are shying away from this for some reason! Any experience in this type repairs/suggestions? Thanks!

Edited November 19, 20178 yr by Ron Dudelston
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I'm not a plumber (and don't even play one on TV) but I found this on an RV site-

http://www.rvforum.net/SMF_forum/index.php?topic=86394.0

 

May help you

don't mix poly and PEX...

nobody uses poly anymore and the fittings are difficult to find...

Just run fresh pex right up to the fittings inside the unit.   You will need a crimper, rings, and maybe some ends to change out the old stuff.   What Stick said...don't mix; just replace.

I hate plumbing.

Herb

Just now, Dadio said:

I hate plumbing.

Herb

 

you have lots of company...

but is that post borderline spam???

Just now, Stick486 said:

 

you have lots of company...

but is that post borderline spam???

I like Spam sandwiches w/ bread and butter pickles.

Herb

Have I ever told you how I hate Plumbing of any kind?
Well this morn as I was turning off the shower, the hot water knob broke in my hand. The center hub that went on the splined shaft broke . So Looking at that I thought I will just pick up a couple at Ace Hardware and replace it. So off I go and takes normally 15 minutes to get there. The gal wanted to know what I was looking for so I showed her and she said Aisle 16. Off I go spend about 15 minutes looking at every thing and settle on a pair that say Shower Knobs. Paid for them and headed home. On the way had to wait for the train, load of 114 coal cars going about 25mph, then the commuter train. The coal is from the Midwest headed for China.By the time I got home it was 1 1/2 hour later from when I started out. took the knob into the bathroom and it didn't fit. The hole in the knob was for a flat/round shaft,mine was a spline.

So back to Ace HW. Had to stop for the train 104 tanker cars heading south from the refinery. Got to Ace HW and asked if there was anyone who knew plumbing, she hollered at Norm and he came and picked out a set of knobs that were for a splined shaft. So I pay for them and off I go for home. this round trip was only 1 hour. got home went to put the knob on and it was too long the splined shaft would not even touch the hub inside the Knob.
So off to Ace again. Stopped by the train again, this one was just a commuter going the other way, only took 10 minutes. Got to Ace and went to the knob section and picked out the one I thought would fit by now I had the old one to compare height to. It said it was "Universal", splined and round/flat shaft. Just missed the train, the cross arms were going up as I drove up and the backup was moving, trip round trip only took 45 min.

This time the knobs worked, not as good as the original, you can see about 1/2" of shaft from the knob to the wall, but they turn on and shut off OK so I am not complaining. There went my whole afternoon doing a simple changing of faucet knobs in the shower. That is why I hate plumbing.

Herb

you lucked ot...

you didn't have to go to 19 other stores nor did you end yp at the water meter...

Sounds like more of a train problem to me.

7 minutes ago, HandyDan said:

Sounds like more of a train problem to me.

 

you got a point..

Everytime I do any plumbing it is at least 4 trips to the hardware store. nothing is standard,nothing fits, get into copper fittings , there are pipe threads,tubing threads, flared, compression, I.D.,O.D. sizes

Herb

Edited September 9, 20178 yr by Dadio

Who likes plumbing? I will bet most plumbers do not like plumbing

3 hours ago, Dadio said:

Everytime I do any plumbing it is at least 4 trips to the hardware store. nothing is standard,nothing fits, get into copper fittings , there are pipe threads,tubing threads, flared, compression, I.D.,O.D. sizes

Herb

Sounds like dust collection instead of plumbing! NOBODY uses the same size...none of it interchanges...nothing fits anything else. it's all just a conspiracy to force you to stick with one brand/manufacturer. Just like plumbing.

So where's your ingenuity?

 

Pshaw! I can now do any plumbing job with only two trips. the first trip I buy 2 of absolutely everything in the store that might be remotely tied to whatever it is I'm screwing up. The second trip is to return all the leftovers. It's really, really, important that you don't lose the receipt with this practice.

Edited September 10, 20178 yr by Fred W. Hargis Jr

On 9/9/2017 at 0:59 PM, Dadio said:

Everytime I do any plumbing it is at least 4 trips to the hardware store. nothing is standard,nothing fits, get into copper fittings , there are pipe threads,tubing threads, flared, compression, I.D.,O.D. sizes

Herb

Yep.   I always say if I need a board to be shorter, longer, thicker, thinner, wider, or narrower, I can fix that.   If the threads don't match up, or the part doesn't fit on the other part, they don't match up.  Just look at all the different connector types and faucet inserts at the typical hardware store.  I remember seeing a pipe at my FIL's house.  There was a straight pipe, a reducer, a nipple, another reducer, another nipple, and finally an end cap.

 

Edited September 10, 20178 yr by kmealy

Is that in the drinking water factory?

Herb

8 minutes ago, Dadio said:

Is that in the drinking water factory?

Herb

Evian?