[AT] Water Lines

[Cecil R Bearden]

Are those Ford fittings what we call Shark Bite fittings here??

Cecil in OKla

On 1/4/2013 7:49 PM, k7jdj at aol.com wrote:
> As I said in a previous post I would not use plastic fittings with poly pipe.  All of the fittings I used in the 70's in my own installation failed in the 90's.  One was under the concrete in my shop.  The pipe was buried with sand and I still had fitting failures and yes they  were schedule 40.  In my business I have repaired/replaced 100 psi pipe and plastic fittings.  They have been good for my business. They seem to last about 10 to 20 years. I agree that galvanized steel fittings are not good so I use brass.  If I can convince the customer, I use compression fittings (some plumbers call them Ford fittings, which is a brand name). That is what all of the water districts use in this area.   Most of the water districts in my area (Western Washington) require 200 psi 1 inch Iron Pipe Size (IPS).  Glued pipe is discouraged and in some cases not allowed.
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> Gary
> Renton, WA
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> From: Mike Meulenberg <meulenms at gmx.com>
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> Was just at Lowes and they have 100' x 1" for 54.00 it's the 160 psi variety, I
> suspect you may be able to special order a 500' coil. They had larger sized as
> well. I agree with Cecil, I would use plastic fitting with Marine grade clamps,
> the steel ones rust and corrode. I would choose poly over PVC,  its really tough
> stuff and not brittle like PVC.
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> Mike M
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> From: charlie hill
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> Time: 2013-01-04, 09:54:44
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> There is a Tractor Supply not far from Al that has 1" 100 psi x 300' roll
> for $85.00.
> I suspect someone around his place has it even cheaper than that.
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> Charlie
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cecil R Bearden
> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 9:05 AM
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> Lowe's has a lot of it at a reasonable price. I used to buy a lot of
> pipe at Pumpco Supply, I think they also had a store in Tulsa. Locke
> Supply will give a pretty god discount to the end user. You can also
> use the 1 inch 200 psi PVC glued joint. I have pulled that pipe in a
> ripped trench also. I have 3000 ft of pipe 6 ft deep for my heat
> exchanger here. It is 2 inch 160 psi. The black plastic pipe connects
> with barbed connections and hose clamps. Contrary to this list opinion,
> I have had very good success with plastic Hose barbs. The galvanized
> ones rust. The olastic ones I have used were the same size as schedule
> 40 PVC. The new PEX pipe that used copper crimp rings is really great.
> I have used it and had good success. The 1 inch pex uses brass barbs.
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> If I was to build a new heat and air system, I would use a ground source
> heat pump for my air conditioning and water heating, then an outdoor
> boiler for heating the house, water, dryer, and stock tank heat.
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> Cecil in OKla
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> On 1/3/2013 10:58 PM, moscowengnr at yahoo.com wrote:
>> The posts on water lines were really informative. I am getting ready to
>> install 500 to 600 feet of water line to connect a new cabin I am building
>> on back of property where house in front burned down with Oklahoma
>> wildfires.
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>> Where can you purchase the rolled plastic pipe that was mentioned in some
>> of the posts??
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>> Is this similar to what is used for some gas lines??
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>> Does it do joints by heating and pressing together?? if so does this work
>> well?? where do you get tools for this??
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>> This may be interesting for water lines, but I also want to try some
>> experimenting with ground heat exchangers for heat and air. Having a long
>> roll of plastic pipe would help with a few trial projects both in
>> Oklahoma, and also here in Texas for my shop here.
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>> Thanks,
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>> Dennis
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