What started out as a simple disconnect and plug tuned into alot more (bad cuss words)
I went to disconnect a couple of pipes that was used to supply hot and cold water to the old laundry room. No problem I thought, it's this gray plastic pipe... I'll just go get a couple of plugs and hose clamps from lowes and cut and plug the pipe. So I cut off the water took a section of pipe with me. The guy at lowes said he never seen that kind of pipe before but found some plugs that he said would work so I bought them and installed them. Turned the water back on and leak city... Ticked off, I went over to the town plumber he told me, they don't sell that kind of pipe or fittings anymore because it's be outlawed Come to find out it's called Polybutylene and it's pretty bad stuff. Thankfully I only had a section to get rid of (where the old laundry room used to be). Someone tied polybutylene into the existing copper. So I ripped out all the polybutylene and replaced it with copper. What was supposed an hour long job turned into an all day affair. Best part was there was no leaks when I tuned the water back on, so I must have done a good job sweating all the joints and I didn't even set the house of fire I'm glad all the polybutylene is gone because a lot of it snapped in my hand when I was taking it out, now I know why it was taken off the market.
I went to disconnect a couple of pipes that was used to supply hot and cold water to the old laundry room. No problem I thought, it's this gray plastic pipe... I'll just go get a couple of plugs and hose clamps from lowes and cut and plug the pipe. So I cut off the water took a section of pipe with me. The guy at lowes said he never seen that kind of pipe before but found some plugs that he said would work so I bought them and installed them. Turned the water back on and leak city... Ticked off, I went over to the town plumber he told me, they don't sell that kind of pipe or fittings anymore because it's be outlawed Come to find out it's called Polybutylene and it's pretty bad stuff. Thankfully I only had a section to get rid of (where the old laundry room used to be). Someone tied polybutylene into the existing copper. So I ripped out all the polybutylene and replaced it with copper. What was supposed an hour long job turned into an all day affair. Best part was there was no leaks when I tuned the water back on, so I must have done a good job sweating all the joints and I didn't even set the house of fire I'm glad all the polybutylene is gone because a lot of it snapped in my hand when I was taking it out, now I know why it was taken off the market.