How To Remove OLD Steel Water Pipe And Replace With NEW PEX Piping! DIY
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- čas přidán 13. 11. 2022
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On today’s episode I will be showing you how to remove old steel water pipe (galvanize pipe) and replace with NEW PEX (cross-linked polyethylene) piping! This was a pipe that was just sticking out of my flooring going outside to a water spigot. I'll be routing it from underneath to have a clean look!
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I have avoided pex due to my lack of confidence, experience and familiarity. After this single video (and your equipment links) I’m now ready to make my life simpler. Once again, I thank you.
Thank you so much! And I’m glad I could be of help my friend! 🙏🏽😊
Plastic is better in every way when it comes to moving water. Unless, there's some kind of rewlly high tempteratures... they do great!!!
I’ve done the same, I like the ratcheting pex crimper , makes connections in tight spaces easier. 😀 Eric.
I agree! Please stay tuned on todays video, I use that ratchet type crimper 👍🏽😊
Thank you for taking the time to show us how it's done.
It’s my pleasure Robert! I’m here to help in Any way I can! 🙏🏽😊
Nice work g. Bookmarked this since I plan on changing out some pipes to PEX.
Thank you so much! 🙏🏽😊
Best & most detailed videos on YT.
Wished u lived in Michigan
Thank you so much Lee! I’m always here to help! 🙏🏽😊
Impressive!!
Great tutorial,I need to get a couple of your tools, thanks 👍
Thank you so much! 😊🙏🏽 all tools and materials I used I listed on the description below the video 👍🏽😊🙏🏽
Good job, very interesting!!!
Thank you Lenny! It was an interesting situation indeed! 😂👍🏽🙏🏽
Another fantastic video, really enjoyed your videos.
Regards Chris
Thank you so much for the love and support Chris! 🙏🏽😊
Isn't the pipe underground also galvanized as well tho?
Great video just hard to believe that the gate valve worked. Great explanation
Very helpful, great work, we all make mistakes, no worries friend 😊👍🏻🇺🇲🙏✝️I'm following you on these videos. Great clear instructions 👍🏻👌( previous work did looked like they weakened 2/3 of floor joist , not good)😞
Thank you for the love and support Dave really means a lot! Still lots to be done on this house 😅
Awesome video… I’m learning a lot from you thanks
Thank you Cynthia for the love and support! Email me anytime if you have questions or need help! 👍🏽😊🙏🏽
@@FixThisHouse I did my gutters thanks to you. I followed and bought exactly what you linked. 👍🏼
Really nice video - tight editing
Nice work 👍🏾
Thank you so much Kenneth! 🙏🏽😊
Can I use the coupling to join non threaded galvanized pipe to a water heater line?
Great video
Thank you Juan! 🙏🏽😊
Moving it to the interior wall and installing a frost free faucet would have been a better choice.
Bro with galvanized very rarely is it not completely frozen in the fitting threads making it nearly impossible to loosen. 99.9% of the time I’ve had to cut galvanized steel!
Good job men; I have same problem but instead of water is gas and there is not elbow or any joint in the pipe cause it comes straight from basement? Any ideas to make it nicer. Thank you
Why are you leaving the galv pipes they eventually have pinhole leaks and are full of rust sludge are they not ? I have a 2965 house galv is still holding up but rusty
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Any tips of getting the old pipes undone can u use heat ???
PEX is super flexible, why use elbows?
5:14. I have been in situations like that, but that's where a cheetah bar is really nice to extend the torque on that pipe wrench if you have the room of course
I agree Matt! I’ve worked enough on cars that the breaker bar does come in so handy! 😆
You should have cut plywood down center of the joist. Now you have to scab support for the floor deck un necessarily
@8:47 only note i can make is that at least according to my pex crimp gauge it would say your crimps are too tight as yours pretty much slid all the way over the crimp. Mine notes that the two lines are supposed to be centered on the crimp ring, although not sure if your pro crimp rings are any different than the normal ones for that. although looks like the other two afterwards did have more of a proper crimp.
Well with all you said the bottom line is he didn't have any leaks.
Gotta give you 100% on this video. Great..not a thing left out.
Thank you so much Dennis! Means a lot! 🙏🏽😊🥹
Here is where expansion pex shines the best. Install your adapter no problem then install the pex A no problem. No clumsy crimp rings or obnoxious tools to fit down the joist space. The pex A expander you could use while on your knee's then reach down and simply slide it on. Wait 30 seconds and you are done. No go/no go gages or other checks to make. Love the Uponor system.
the uponor tool isn't cheap.
@jonathanklopf7581 good tools aren't. I have one. Very high quality. Expansion is way better than crimp in my.opinion. Worth the investment.
I wouldn't trust those fitting. The crimps have never failed for me
You don't have to trust them 1000's of people do. Pex A from Uponor is from it's predisessor Wirsbo which invented pex pipe. The fact that A pex is continuesly squeezing itself tight onto the fittings is lost on some as well as the smaller diameter of B. To each his own...it's all good.
Inserts camera, sees a corpse. Sells house.... lol
Is this legal plumbing in all US States or does code need to be in place to allow this? Looks great!
Once upon a time, galvanized was very legal in the USA. I am surprised they had originally framed the wall with a foot wasted! The exterior spigot thru a wall like that wasn't all that common and colder climates where there was a risk of freeze. But what strange is it didn't look like an external hydrant. I'm not sure if he showed that or not that's where the water actually turns off inside the house and there's no water at the tap outside the house to freeze up.
Why not repipe the whole home, and get rid of the galvanized?
I agree! I plan on doing this in the near future eventually 👍🏽😊🙏🏽
You gonna pay for it 🤣
@@damiandriscoll2562 You will pay more in the long run by loss of water and damage that occurs hunting, and locating leaks as they happen.
Let's not even talk about the health factors of drinking water that flows through rust.
@@jamesragains9194 yeah you are correct sir...but does this person have that kinda money to replace all the piping....let alone for a outside spigot?
You cannot attach brass to galvanized steel. Contact between galvanized steel and either copper or brass is a setup for rapid corrosion, especially in a humid environment.Jul 27, 2020
I don't see how taping counter clockwise doesn't risk unravelling it. Wouldn't it make more sense to wrap it in same direction you put on next connection...clockwise?
At 4:54 when you cut the copper pipe it has a solid middle section. It should be a hollow pipe, what is in the center? Built up junk from the galvanized iron pipe?
Was the galvanized compression fitting used meet code? How long will that retrofit last? Im glad you didn’t get to use it.
Btw: you could probably glue a wooden dowel into that cutout hole. Or just select a tiny bit larger dowel and hammer it into the hole.
Needs to be sistered
Would have been nice if you would have left a link to the next video in the area below
Doesn't that plex connector restrict water flow?
yep i use 3/4 works fine😎
Pb blaster sprayed liberally where the galvanized pipes connect, tap on it with a hammer to work it in, wait ten mins, unscrews easy, you're welcome.
Good thing that shut off valve was easily accessible(in case there was an emergency)😂
Question: Why did he not install the necessary dielectric union? That is a transition fitting that can be used to join galvanized steel pipe to copper. 100% going to fail a few years down the line.
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Not a bad job. I hope you used screws to reinstall the plywood or else you'll have to pry the wood back up or go into the crawl space to turn water off and then back on when your done with hose bib.
I'd like to see how you fixed that floor.
Hi Tracy! I’ll have that video out this week! 👍🏽😊🙏🏽
Otherwise, excellent video. Actually the only video that is even close to helping me with my current problem. So thanks!
Your galvanized to PEX adapter, I hope you male threaded end will not fight with the galvanized steel (dissimilar metals)
I’m glad you pointed this out, there will be corrosion when steel and brass connect over a long time, but these two connections are quite common because both pipe materials are used for water supply lines. To reduce corrosion the plumbers tape should help combat this. Another way is to use stainless steel PEX adaptor. If it does corrode at least the T fitting will be the only thing to be replaced. For me I am planning to change the whole house piping with PEX since this is such an old house, so this is a good solution for now in my case. Since the corrosion resistance is on the brass you’ll see gradual galvanic corrosion on the galvanized t fitting. Stay tuned I’ll be making a explanation video on this to shed better understanding 👍🏽😊🙏🏽
This was the comment I was looking for. Great response btw.
Always add a little pipe dope over the tape to help fight corrosion and fittings thread easier.
I feel leak in your future, should have use pex a.
I’m doing a demo of an addition to my house.. there’s a basement foundation that will be filled in once it’s been demolished… however I’m not sure what to do with the service water lines and wastewater drain pipes… do i need to do anything particular with them?!? Or can i just hurry them?
Nice but I like PEX-A much better 👍💡‼️
How do I follow
That appears to be a freeze resistant outside faucet you cut through the valve stem. I hope you are not in cold country.
What about rodents? Will they destroy pex? I live a small farming town & when they harvest the field mice come into town.
That little notch compromise nothing.
Another mistake...cutting the subfloor back to far. Should have cut it on top of the floor joist (at mid point) to provide support.
But why did you reduce the size from 3/4 to 1/2? That drastically reduces the water flow…
All your plumbing to your appliances and valves go to 1/4” anyway.
Could be codes
i was waiting for wood filler on that joist yo
Yes 👍🏽 💯 haha
Where possible eliminate as much steel pipe as possible if not all of it and start from scratch & replace the lot 🤔 unless you like crawl spaces
Wong with the pipe tape, wrong with the gauge..
Galvanized! Oh the misery of galvanized!
Yes, I was one of the not so fortunate ones lol 😂 it’s ok, we can always find ways to work around them.
You can’t use galvanized with brass, of course is not your house.
Why did you not just go into crawl space rather then cutting your subfloor?
why you removed it , it was in great condition they are more durable and last more than pex
Old pipe wasn't in the exterior wall because it will freeze.
Just use PVC you wont need any special tools
Would have been nice if you stayed 3/4 all the way. Also change the globe valve now, those will eventually leak
I think I would have used the tube cutter to cut the copper because it would have been much easier to do that than use the sawzall to cut through galvanized steel that was just extra work you didn't need to do
California outlawed PEX due to potential carcinogenic chemicals within. I’m not sure I want to install PEX. I’m thinking of doing copper even if it’s more expensive.
What? When?
The state of commifornia outlaws everything that may benefit the people that live there.
Pex is a nightmare. No thanks.