What kind of tubing is used in a shower?
Copper and cross-lined polyethylene tubing — PEX — have since become the standard for water piping in most new home construction, but many older homes still contain galvanized pipe. Galvanized pipes corrode from the inside, allowing rust to form inside the pipes, thus reducing water pressure and carrying that rust to the showerhead.
What kind of pipe should I replace in my shower?
Replace the galvanized pipe that feeds the showerhead and faucets. If the showerhead and faucets are new, the pipes in the walls may have been converted to copper or PEX when these items were installed, leaving old galvanized pipes elsewhere in the water distribution system.
Can a galvanized tank be used for a bathtub?
Available in a number of sizes from feed and farm supply stores, the tanks usually cost less than similarly functioning plumbing fixtures. Galvanized stock tanks hold water like bathtubs but usually do not have a bottom drain or a sloping bottom. Tubs made out of these tanks fit well in rustic or western decors.
Should galvanized steel pipe be used as a tub spout?
Right now there is a 6″ galvanized pipe that connects the 90 to the tub spout trim. Is the galvanized steel the best practice for this (or even code)? If galvanized steel is bad let me know how to fix it before I grout and caulk that area. I remove galvanized pipe whenever possible.
Right now there is a 6″ galvanized pipe that connects the 90 to the tub spout trim. Is the galvanized steel the best practice for this (or even code)? If galvanized steel is bad let me know how to fix it before I grout and caulk that area. I remove galvanized pipe whenever possible.
Copper and cross-lined polyethylene tubing — PEX — have since become the standard for water piping in most new home construction, but many older homes still contain galvanized pipe. Galvanized pipes corrode from the inside, allowing rust to form inside the pipes, thus reducing water pressure and carrying that rust to the showerhead.
Replace the galvanized pipe that feeds the showerhead and faucets. If the showerhead and faucets are new, the pipes in the walls may have been converted to copper or PEX when these items were installed, leaving old galvanized pipes elsewhere in the water distribution system.
Available in a number of sizes from feed and farm supply stores, the tanks usually cost less than similarly functioning plumbing fixtures. Galvanized stock tanks hold water like bathtubs but usually do not have a bottom drain or a sloping bottom. Tubs made out of these tanks fit well in rustic or western decors.
