Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 07, 2011 10:26 am Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34120 Handover 23 Dec 11 Squatting 21 Dec 11 Fixed 12 Oct 11 Plastered 31 Aug 2011 Framed 7 June 2011 Site Start 7 Feb 2011 Land Titled 18 Jan 2010 Land Deposit 25 Jun 2009 Re: When did they start using PVC for water pipes? 2Jul 07, 2011 10:40 am Homestead Homes SA: The Lamont Bayswood Estate; Aldinga Beach Preliminary Signing: April 2010 Floorplans: 13 June 2010 Building Contract: 19 June 2010 Selections: 28 Sept 2010 Scraped; Trenching: 21 Jan 2011 Slab Poured: 28 Jan 2011 Framing: 17 Feb 2011 | Completed 24 Feb 2011 Roof & Gutters: 02 Mar 2011 Bricks: 03 Mar 2011 Wire-up: 12 Mar 2011 Re: When did they start using PVC for water pipes? 3Jul 07, 2011 10:59 am Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34120 Handover 23 Dec 11 Squatting 21 Dec 11 Fixed 12 Oct 11 Plastered 31 Aug 2011 Framed 7 June 2011 Site Start 7 Feb 2011 Land Titled 18 Jan 2010 Land Deposit 25 Jun 2009 Re: When did they start using PVC for water pipes? 5Jul 07, 2011 11:30 am Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34120 Handover 23 Dec 11 Squatting 21 Dec 11 Fixed 12 Oct 11 Plastered 31 Aug 2011 Framed 7 June 2011 Site Start 7 Feb 2011 Land Titled 18 Jan 2010 Land Deposit 25 Jun 2009 Re: When did they start using PVC for water pipes? 7Jul 07, 2011 11:51 am Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34120 Handover 23 Dec 11 Squatting 21 Dec 11 Fixed 12 Oct 11 Plastered 31 Aug 2011 Framed 7 June 2011 Site Start 7 Feb 2011 Land Titled 18 Jan 2010 Land Deposit 25 Jun 2009 Re: When did they start using PVC for water pipes? 9Jul 07, 2011 3:23 pm Homestead Homes SA: The Lamont Bayswood Estate; Aldinga Beach Preliminary Signing: April 2010 Floorplans: 13 June 2010 Building Contract: 19 June 2010 Selections: 28 Sept 2010 Scraped; Trenching: 21 Jan 2011 Slab Poured: 28 Jan 2011 Framing: 17 Feb 2011 | Completed 24 Feb 2011 Roof & Gutters: 02 Mar 2011 Bricks: 03 Mar 2011 Wire-up: 12 Mar 2011 Re: When did they start using PVC for water pipes? 11Jul 07, 2011 8:55 pm Casa2 Your plastic water pipes are probably PEX (cross-linked polyethylene). I was a big fan of copper pipes and originally had copper pipes in my contract. Changed them over to PEX pipes once I did some research. The main advantage of plastic pipes is that there is much less chance of water hammer and noise while water is running. I was the same Casa, I didn't like the plastic when I first saw it but after some research I found out it was an excellent alternative to copper. I still have some copper pipes in my house though. I made sure all the connections of the taps under benches and vanities were done in copper. I've had one of those stainless braided hoses they use spring a leak on me once before I don't want to go through that again so I won't use them now. darrell81 and yes the yellow gas pipe is just a plastic sleeve over copper piping I thought that's what it would be. Do you know why they use the plastic sleeve? Success is the result of good judgment, good judgment is the result of experience, and experience is often the result of bad judgment! Re: When did they start using PVC for water pipes? 12Jul 07, 2011 9:06 pm My DH (a plumber) has been using PVC for water pipes for about 3 years. He says it has been around for the last 10 years. He prefers it to copper as you don't get water hammer and there is the potential for copper poisoning when drinking out of copper pipes. Re: When did they start using PVC for water pipes? 13Jul 07, 2011 10:02 pm Flatlined Casa2 Your plastic water pipes are probably PEX (cross-linked polyethylene). I was a big fan of copper pipes and originally had copper pipes in my contract. Changed them over to PEX pipes once I did some research. The main advantage of plastic pipes is that there is much less chance of water hammer and noise while water is running. I was the same Casa, I didn't like the plastic when I first saw it but after some research I found out it was an excellent alternative to copper. I still have some copper pipes in my house though. I made sure all the connections of the taps under benches and vanities were done in copper. I've had one of those stainless braided hoses they use spring a leak on me once before I don't want to go through that again so I won't use them now. darrell81 and yes the yellow gas pipe is just a plastic sleeve over copper piping I thought that's what it would be. Do you know why they use the plastic sleeve? im sure its so the pipe is easy to identify. Re: When did they start using PVC for water pipes? 14Jul 07, 2011 10:24 pm Thanks folks, I feel a lot better about it now. I suppose it's like everything; if you haven't seen it used before, you can get a little suspicious. Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34120 Handover 23 Dec 11 Squatting 21 Dec 11 Fixed 12 Oct 11 Plastered 31 Aug 2011 Framed 7 June 2011 Site Start 7 Feb 2011 Land Titled 18 Jan 2010 Land Deposit 25 Jun 2009 Re: When did they start using PVC for water pipes? 15Jul 07, 2011 11:12 pm darrell81 im sure its so the pipe is easy to identify. Cheers Darrell, I thought that would be the reason. Just wondered if it also helped to avoid water hammer. Success is the result of good judgment, good judgment is the result of experience, and experience is often the result of bad judgment! Re: When did they start using PVC for water pipes? 16Jul 07, 2011 11:19 pm Abby My DH (a plumber) has been using PVC for water pipes for about 3 years. He says it has been around for the last 10 years. He prefers it to copper as you don't get water hammer and there is the potential for copper poisoning when drinking out of copper pipes. PVC or PEX? Cos I would of chosen copper over PVC. Re: When did they start using PVC for water pipes? 17Jul 08, 2011 11:23 am Flatlined darrell81 im sure its so the pipe is easy to identify. Cheers Darrell, I thought that would be the reason. Just wondered if it also helped to avoid water hammer. I'd be hoping not to get water hammer in a gas pipe anyway! That'd be a bit of an issue! Homestead Homes SA: The Lamont Bayswood Estate; Aldinga Beach Preliminary Signing: April 2010 Floorplans: 13 June 2010 Building Contract: 19 June 2010 Selections: 28 Sept 2010 Scraped; Trenching: 21 Jan 2011 Slab Poured: 28 Jan 2011 Framing: 17 Feb 2011 | Completed 24 Feb 2011 Roof & Gutters: 02 Mar 2011 Bricks: 03 Mar 2011 Wire-up: 12 Mar 2011 Re: When did they start using PVC for water pipes? 18Jul 08, 2011 8:27 pm rockabilly_kid Flatlined darrell81 im sure its so the pipe is easy to identify. Cheers Darrell, I thought that would be the reason. Just wondered if it also helped to avoid water hammer. I'd be hoping not to get water hammer in a gas pipe anyway! That'd be a bit of an issue! I was still thinking about water pipes hahaha Cheers Rocka Success is the result of good judgment, good judgment is the result of experience, and experience is often the result of bad judgment! Building Standards; Getting It Right! Thank you for the generous offer. I need to get the plumber out to give me an explanation. As mentioned I haven't seen any rain water discharge from pipes 1& 3. It… 7 10831 yep sounds good make the footing bigger to to allow for the pipe in the middle 3 7326 Plumbers 'can be' plumbers, made all the worse by self certification which the building surveyor invariably accepts as proof of compliance! The good thing is that you know know. 3 4872 |