I somehow managed to find the time today to effect the permanent repair of my water heater bypass valve repair. Since I determined that I didn’t need it, I decided to just glue PVC caps to the ends of the pipes I cut and call it a day.
But it wasn’t quite that simple. I didn’t have enough PVC pipe on the right hand side to effect a bond between the pipe and the cap.
Thankfully, I was able to cut through the elbow to get to the next longish bit of PVC pipe. I painstakingly sawed through enough of it to bend back the section and then snipped what was left with a sharp pair of pliers!
This is a permanent repair that I won’t have to worry about. Now, let’s hope the rest of this system, including the other valve, doesn’t give me any trouble!
Do me a favour and run a search for “shark bite fittings” used them. Easy as pie. Never use anything else again…
Oh, yes, it’s a Pex system. I will probably go with Pex when it comes time to plumb the cabin. Hadn’t heard of this exact brand, will see if it’s available locally. Thanks!
That is so funny, I read your blog and went to comment and donna beat me to it!
“Sharkbite” They will be your new best friend, water and apparently gas lines now too?
I will definitely look into these when I’m ready to start work on the cabin! They sound marvelous!