Any ideas what this is ?

[bjohn2198]

Greetings....
Just bought a house and today was down in the basement getting ready to swap out the pressure regulator..... I noticed that the copper water main line in has a rather interesting connection with CPVC tubing making what to me seems to have been a lazy offset joint..... It seems so silly I am second guessing myself and thinking there might be a legitimate function here I am not aware of... Any opinions on this from those in the know appreciate
Thanks
Ben


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[phishfood]

Oy vey......

Some things, once seen, can not be unseen.

The only explanation, other than a hack that can't solder, is that there was a need for an expansion joint. Is this a hot line, with a long straight run (30+ feet)?

 

[spcwaters]

[emoji28] dude didn't wanna solder. Or like phish said, didn't know how lmao.

I'd get that CPVC out of there.

 

[frodo]

the word fugly comes to mind


I would say you are looking at a handyman special.

I bet you a stale dognut against a day old bologna sammich, that he could not join the pipe together because of water/steam while soldering, and that was his solution.

 

[speedbump]

They even used two kinds of cement. CPVC and Blue glue. This guy probably didn't know they made couplings.

 

[Matt30]

I'm not even sure if I would call it lazy. That's a hell of a lot of work to avoid soldering a coupling!

 

[Mr_David]

Frodo might be on to sumpm. BUT.......

I think he/she made a single cut and soldered the 2 fip copper adapters on.
then added more adapters to get to what ever he used to connect the CPVC.
most of it is all flow guard gold except the 2 90's on the end.
Maybe they went to a filter or water softener or ??? and later was disconnected.
They tied the 2 lines back together and that's why the 2 90's have blue glue and are not the flowguard gold fittings.

 

[frodo]

Frodo might be on to sumpm. BUT.......

I think he/she made a single cut and soldered the 2 fip copper adapters on.
then added more adapters to get to what ever he used to connect the CPVC.
most of it is all flow guard gold except the 2 90's on the end.
Maybe they went to a filter or water softener or ??? and later was disconnected.
They tied the 2 lines back together and that's why the 2 90's have blue glue and are not the flowguard gold fittings.

AHHHHH..the blue glue evidence...

Very Good Mr Holmes, Very Good Indeed !!

 

[Matt30]

Mr David for prez. That makes perfect sense.

It still doesn't excuse the mess though, I would have tidied that up

 

[bjohn2198]

Thanks for the replies...
(In GA, by the way)
The idea of it being some form of expansion joint makes sense... the run would be 25 ft or so.
So... assuming the intent is legitimate... what would be the proper way to make an expansion joint? Thanks, Ben

 

[Titaniumplumber]

Ha ha the rain or shine on the cpvc says it's a handyman special

 

[phishfood]

If it is the cold water line, then I wouldn't see a need for an expansion joint.

However, the proper way to make an expansion joint is to basically make a U shape with fittings.

Mr. David's explanation makes the most sense to me, after looking at your picture again.

 

[Titaniumplumber]

You guys are totally overthinking it the guy obviously didn't know what he was doing ( sweating copper together) that's why he crappily glued 90's and pipe together with rain or shine. And everything is crooked. That's not intelligent plumbing that's someone who doesn't know how to plumb in a proper swing joint

 

[Mr_David]

You guys are totally overthinking it the guy obviously didn't know what he was doing ( sweating copper together) that's why he crappily glued 90's and pipe together with rain or shine. And everything is crooked. That's not intelligent plumbing that's someone who doesn't know how to plumb in a proper swing joint

Look again. they successfully sweated 2 female copper adapters onto the copper so they could attach the plastic. Explain that if you can.

I'll bet if you remove all that plastic and un-solder the copper female adapters you can join the 2 copper lines with a single coupling.
or use a union if it makes it easier

 

[Titaniumplumber]

Of course it would if they were a plumber but explain the non cpvc glue and bent up cpvc pipe and don't even get me started on the zip ties

 

[frodo]

Thanks for the replies...
(In GA, by the way)
The idea of it being some form of expansion joint makes sense... the run would be 25 ft or so.
So... assuming the intent is legitimate... what would be the proper way to make an expansion joint? Thanks, Ben

you do not need an expansion loop, if you did it would look like this

 

[Mr_David]

Of course it would if they were a plumber but explain the non cpvc glue and bent up cpvc pipe and don't even get me started on the zip ties

I thought I already did. I'll try again
CPVC was install for possibly a water softener or some unknown device or equipment.
The 2 copper adapters appear to have been successfully soldered on. they look like fittings that have a groove for solder already them.

POSSIBLY a new owner or tenant came in.
They then removed the device/equipment, thus connecting the 2 CPVC line back together with PVC fitting.

Zip ties !! Good eye on that. I was wondering what those were.

 

[KULTULZ]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

!!!!!!!I'M BLIND!!!!!!!!

 

[KULTULZ]

At least they bonded it...

 

[Titaniumplumber]

Ha ha good explanation