How to Join Plastic and Copper Pipes | Plumbing Guide for Beginners
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- čas přidán 27. 05. 2022
- Welcome to my latest plumbing tips video where i will be showing you how to join copper pipes to plastic pipes. I will show you step by step how to connect push fit plastic pipe to copper pipe and how to use different fittings. If you like the content leave a like and please subscribe for more content like this as I've got a lot more to come and there will be something that will help you out. Theres other plumbing tutorials on my channel to check out!
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I was thinking of this to connect PVC to copper pipes and now found you thanks
The solid inserts are for compression fittings on plastic but when you're using plastic fittings to plastic pipe you should be using the superseal inserts (STS15's).
My mate told me I was mad when I suggested to another friend in the room about the inserts for the plastic PEx pipe , so that it holds his shape during compression. Told me he never met a plumber that did it. Came on to youtube to find it and here you are doing exactly what I said lol. Knew I wasn't imagining things . Great clear video mate thanks
Thank you mate, your video is better as AI bing 😂 and i going to do it as you explained. Thx again
Well explained.Thank you
Very clear and helpful, mate, thanks a lot.
Thank you, my job this week will use plastic pipe for the 1st time, looks very straightforward as long as the prep is not skipped.
Followed your instructions to the letter to replace a very poorly installed 22mm copper to 25mm MDPE (no reinforcer and using a 25mm to 25mm mMPDE coupler) with an all brass 25 to 22mm, perfect quick first time leak free fit, Much appreciated !👌
Great video, I have never mixed copper and plastic but feel a lot happier about it now! Thanks, keep em coming
Glad to help
Very nice instructional video. Thank you
Great, simple, straightforward video with clear explanation. Thanks.
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Really informative and concise demonstration. Successfully moved a radiator to the opposite wall. BIG thank you 👍🏼
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Excellent. Great communicator.
Great video
Just getting ready to do this. Glad I found your video. Had no idea about the inserts. You do a nice job of explaining the process. Thanks!
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Thank you for the excellent video.
THANKS FOR YOU INSTRUCTIONS
Outstanding, thank you.
Great advice
Working to do as per instructions
Brilliant information.
your vids are brilliant man, thank you
very helpful video, thank you
Watching this early just before I go into my practical exam, really helping me refresh my knowledge 👏👏👏
All the best
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Great video, used this info as I was firing my new WC BTW toilet and even though my job is maintenance and I’m doing this type of work daily it’s always good to get other peoples perspectives and sometimes it can really help remind you to do things the correct way!
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Absolutely. Thanks a lot 👍
Great video lots of interesting information thanks
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That is really great for a lot of garden enthusiasts as well as builders who are too embarrassed to ask about it great video thank you so much you are a real star
Cheers 👍
I’m in the trade and I watched your vid on plumbing for beginners , and I’m really impressed. I know that the issues you covered are real issues for someone just starting out . So well done for taking your time explaining what’s what with pushfit and compression. Great vid .
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Impressive instruction 👍👍
Nice video mate. As a DIYer I've used compression fittings with copper and plastic, but didn't know you could use push fittings. You've made my job of fitting a radiator tomorrow much easier Cheers!
Glad to have helped you 😊
Great video mate, very well explained and will surely come in handy for me in the future 👍
Awesome thanks a lot 👍
Greetings from San Antonio Texas. Excellent. Your explanation is straight and to the point. You have really helped me move forward on my project.
Thanks.glad it helped you out.
Very nicely explained ,Thanks so much .
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Thankyou very much. I learnt a lot. Will be plumbing a new kitchen sink soon so your video on pipe connections was great.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the video just happened to run across it. Nice job I'm a plumber myself and I always use a bit of megaloc pipe dope on my compression sleeves just for the fact that , the squeek you hear when you turn the nut against the olive is the two metals starting to bind the megaloc works as a lubricant to keep it from seizing.
But that is just alittle tip I've been doing for 30 plus years of plumbing.
Thanks again for the videos I'll continue watching your videos and watch the older videos as well.
Thanks for your comment and good little tip 👍
Thanks very much for this vid, mate - you answered all the questions I had about connections just as I'm about to attempt the same behind what will become a tiled shower wall. Compression it is, cheers.
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Great video, clearly explained.
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Thanks, great video, very helpful.
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You are a star mate in the way you explain things ... bloody awesome.
thanks!
I've got that Bahco adjustable. Possibly the best tool I've ever owned. I take it everywhere. Nice vid.
Thanks, it's a good adjustable
Very very useful video. Thank you so much for uploading this video. Really great video.
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Thank you so much for this. Now I understand what the inserts are for.
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Excellent video. Thank you for sharing. Best wishes
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Well explained!
Brilliant video that any noob like myself could follow, subscribed
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Great video. Thank you very much.
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Many thanks for this video. I actually need to do just this to join a new installation to an old install, and this will save me hours of work. Off to Screwfix later this morning!
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Very informative,clear and a confidence booster to carry out the job in hand 🤜🤛👍
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Thank you. Very helpful.
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Really clear video and exactly what I needed to know. Thanks very much, You've got a new subscriber.
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superb video! thanks you
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Great video, Ive never used plastic pipe and fittings for plumbing work before but I certainly will now, I always thought you shouldn't use under floorboards but after watching this video I am now confident there won't be any leaks, thank you
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That's all new builds use in the U.S. is PEX (PVC pipe)
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Brilliant, thanks
Excellent video! You just saved me hundreds of dollars……. Replacing my bathroom and shower fixtures….appreciate your input. I’m going with the pcv off my 1/2 copper..👍👍👍
Glad you found the video valuable
Thanks mate very much appreciated.
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Very thorough exposA , appreciate the explanation, hope I can use info sometime, not yet though, thanks!
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I didn't know you could do that, that solves a problem, cheers mate. 😊👍
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Top drawer mate 👍🏻just what I was looking for, finding your channel has helped me no end, keep up the great work please 🙏🏻 all the best.
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I researched installing a chrome shut off valve on a pex pipe and was instructed to use a plastic insert on a 3/8” pipe but stainless steel on 1/2” and larger.
Very helpful video, I will never understand why compression fittings were so poorly adopted in the US. They are for sale here but seldom used, I see these working very well in the UK all the time too. Must be like your guys outlets 1000x better than our US ones.
Excellent mate just what i needed to know, Top Man👍
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Thanks, I new something was missing, and it was the insert for pex and plastic.
Great video mate 👍 really handy to know for future reference.
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Super informative video.
Many thanks.
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Thank you for taking the time to make the video I have one quick question is that just a standard half inch compression fitting and the package doesn't have anything on it that says metal to plastic or is that a specific compression fitting for different materials being joined
@@TheDIYGuy1 I guess what I'm asking is Is that the same fitting if you were doing copper to copper as you're doing copper to plastic
Explained nicely!
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Great video. Good pace, good audio, good quality
Much appreciated!
Love these videos. As a remodel carpenter, we had to use licensed contractors for HVAC, electrical and plumbing. So I never picked up those skills.
Fortunately you make videos that give me enough knowledge to make a project continue or to work on my own home.
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Perfect video thanks 😊
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Well done diy guy!
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Thanks for the video it’s basic of plumbing who made you excellent plumber
Really well explained, thanks. The first time I used push fittings as a diy plumber many years ago, the problem I had was that sometimes they're not fulling 'in' when they're 'in', it's almost a two-stage process - slide it in til it stops then push harder until it pops past the 'o' ring. Pointing out the pipe marks is excellent advice and would have set me straight back then. Keep up the good work!
Thanks a lot. Glad you liked the tips and the video
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Awesome - just found you as I am about to attempt to renovate my bathroom - you sound like a local too ! (Norfolk ?) excellent tutorial thank you
Nice video mate
Thank You for this video .
the Insert is the part I would
use .. 👌 ...
Perfect!
Ive been plumbing for 45 years everytime i make a compression fitting use jointing compound evertytime !!
Thanks for all the vids - have a couple of coffee's or beverage of your choice - much appreciated.
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Very interesting
I don't want to sound like a back-seat-driver, which I am :), but in Japan they sell "connectors" with the copper side and plastic side tubing already attached on the other side. There is a flip side to this convenience, in Japan they sell almost nothing at a retail level so Amazon or other professional websites are the places to buy them from. There are also some threaded connectors if needed? Thank you for a perfect, short and truly informative clip showing your good heart willing to share real skills and tips:).
very well explained
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I like it what you show it thank you
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Great video!
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As a long time DIY plumber (3 kitchens, 5 bathrooms and counting), for me, it's Speedfit all the way, the DIYers friend. I hate compression fittings, no such thing as a quick nipping up! Would never use them on plastic pipe, even with an insert, there too much give in the plastic for my liking. If I have to use them (radiators for example), I always stick some ptfe tape on them from the get go, saves having to dismantle it when it weeps! Good clear video on how to use them.
Thanks. Glad you liked the video
That very very reliable fitting started leaking 8 years later. Opened it up and copper corroded, turned green, and there are pits in the pipe under the space where the o-ring was. It's pretty obvious to me that sealing copper with rubber doesn't work, and I'm not sure why others think sealing a metal that corrodes with a rubber o-ring can last a long time. Sharkbite coats their o-rings with a grease, that should make them last much longer than these uncoated ones. I had two of them, one sprung the leak, second was full of green corrosion but had less pitting so it hadn't failed yet. And just for reference, this is city water, not even hard or anything like that.
I prefer to sweat a brass pex adapter to the copper. Then use the stainless pex clamps. I figure it should last over 40 years before the Chinese brass corrodes.
sharkbites leak when cocked the slightest bit.
On the copper side, I’d use a bit of ‘Hawk White’ paste.
Thanks for this. Have failed so often soldering them. 😂😂
Glad I could help
Another method I have used is to solder onto the copper pipe a brass fitting that has on the other end a barbed insert for a plastic pipe, to be secured with a crimp ring or clamp.
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Good demo❤❤
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As a general set of rules…
On soft copper pipes, use a compression insert.
On hard copper pipes you don’t need the insert.
On Pex pipe you always need the compression insert.
On Pex pipe you should use special compression rings (olives).
When you tighten the fitting, do it all the way by hand, followed by ONE full turn using a spanner.
Well presented clip 👌
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Great vids buddy
Cheers 👍
JG peedfit always advocate using a silicone lube to prevent damaging the rubber o ring when making a joint, again check with the manufacturer to teach the proper jointing of pipes
good on ya mate!
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Great video. Had a related question on mixing copper and plastic. I was wanting to replace a longish section (several m) of copper pipe with plastic. I know that normally any interruptions in a copper pipe by plastic should be bridged (e.g. with 10mm earth cable). Is there a limit on length for bridging?
Some good tips. I have a problem with compression fittings: doing them up causes rotation. This is especially a problem with pex, because it actually can rotate. My solution for now is to crush the olive, undo the nut to release the rotation, then crush it a bit more and tighten up. Perhaps I'm missing some other trick.