Plumbing Help Needed

[gauthier613]

I just redid my sump room and now have to redo all the lines.  I want to run PEX tubing



Problem is will brass fittings leach anything back into my system?  Can't seem to find plastic ones as of yet.

[redbelly]

Yes brass will create a huge problem for you.
Brass is a copper alloy and yes it will affect the inverts within your system.

[gauthier613]

Do you know if they make Plastic Pex fittings?

[gauthier613]

Found it by Zurn
Thanks

[Saltcreep]

I'm converting all my plumbing to PEX. The brass fittings should be fine for FW. After all, most of us still have copper plumbing in our homes. For SW, the push-to-seal fittings available at HD or CTC are fine too because even though they have a single metal grip ring, it is stainless steel and never comes into contact with the water anyway.

[gauthier613]

Thanks I will look into those as well. So far I can do everything but am unsure on the Ball Valve conversion to accept the pex.  I'll take a trip to HD and see what that have tonight.  If not might have to wait for another Lowes trip.

[Saltcreep]

Thanks I will look into those as well. So far I can do everything but am unsure on the Ball Valve conversion to accept the pex.  I'll take a trip to HD and see what that have tonight.  If not might have to wait for another Lowes trip.

The neat thing about those push-and-seal fittings is that they're good for any type of 1/2" pipe - copper, pvc, cpvc, pex, poly-butyl etc. You could probably make them work even with semi-rigid vinyl tubing because that little gripper ring really holds on. They also remove easily by sliding a ring back which releases the gripper. So, if you have to, you can do all your plumbing in PEX and then just insert a short length of 1/2" PVC in the fitting and then use reducing or expanding adapters to get to the size of your ball valves or other fittings.

[gauthier613]

Awesome I can finally get back to work now instead of googling PEX fittings

[gauthier613]

Are these them?

[Saltcreep]

Awesome I can finally get back to work now instead of googling PEX fittings

Yeah, it's great stuff and very inexpensive. Also neat because you can use different colours for different lines; red for drains, blue for returns .. the fun just continues.

[Saltcreep]

Are these them?

That may be one brand but, not one I'm familiar with. I know of two different plastic ones; one is white where you need to use a wrench or pliers to squeeze a compression fitting to grip the pipe, the other is a tan colour like CPVC pipe. That one you just push in the pipe until it's seated and the connection is made. The tan one is the one I use because it's easier to undo and requires no tools. Both are readily available at HD or CTC. I find both store's stocking varies and at HD there's one type of fitting in each of the two plumbing aisles.