How To Hook Up Pvc Pipe To Water Meter

Hdpe is pretty much standard these days in most areas.

How to hook up pvc pipe to water meter.

I repair them weekly. Can t use flex rubber tube with radiator clamps b c it s under pressure. This was free for me. It is too soft.

Insert the pvc fitting into the female receiver at the end of the water line under the mobile home. Schedule 40 pvc or copper is the best way to go with water mains. Snug both of the connections with your stillson wrench. Wrap teflon tape around the threads on a male pvc fitting.

Wrap the teflon tape around the male end of the pvc connector. 3 4 pipe pvc to 3 4 galvanized pipe to water line. Be sure all pipes are laid and connected properly. These connectors will break over time.

You must lag the pipe when travelling through any masons walls once inside you can travel where you wish. Solder all copper pipe and thoroughly seal any pvc pipes. One of the towns that has been having issues with bad water causing copper lines to pinhole has been using hdpe for buried water lines running a trace to the curb key meter. Before you install your water meter all of the interior plumbing must be ready to accept water.

You must run at a depth of 2 1 2 feet while outside and enter the building at that depth. Be careful not to over tighten the fittings and crack the pvc. Do not kink the pipe as this will damage the seal. The connector is now ready to receive the connecting pipe.

Leah from see jane drill shows how to attach a metal water supply valve to a plastic cpvc plumbing pipe including what to do if there isn t enough pipe comi. Hard surfaces rocks rub holes in it and where ever there is a transition to another type of pipe or an elbow it will leak there because of the hard adapter radiator clamps and the soft pipe. Twist a female threaded pvc fitting onto the teflon covered supply line. Install all toilets and toilet plumbing especially focusing on the interior plumbing of the toilets.

My town still uses k copper line for buried water lines. The water company may want to inspect what you are doing.