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Asked by Lou on 12th Jul 2022"Everything can connect with Everything ,but I don't know why you wanna connect the PVC with cooper ? PVC for drain and waste ,and completely different sizes ."
Answered on 15th Jul 2022 - Member since Jun 2022 - report"Ideally no but it is ok to put along side but keep the hot as far as possible away"
Answered on 12th Jul 2022 - Member since Feb 2022 - report"Yes there’s know problem with copper and plastic pipes coming into contact"
Answered on 12th Jul 2022 - Member since Dec 2019 - report"Copper is in form of metal while pvc is a plastic. both are made from different material and can not come in contact with each others"
Answered on 25th Jul 2022 - Member since Jun 2022 - report"Yes you can fit copper onto plastic pipe use plastic fittings with inserts"
Answered on 12th Jul 2022 - Member since Jun 2020 - report"You can do this no problem with this I see this many time"
Answered on 26th Jul 2022 - Member since May 2022 - report