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    Default Re: Water heater PEX CPCV connection.

    Yes it does.

    Question: Where is that going to/coming from? It goes up to what looks like a male hose thread adapter which has an elbow connector screwed onto it with a black pipe connected to it?

    There are also combustible material being too close to the B-vent/draft hood too - that foam insulation is combustible and needs to be 6 inches from that draft hood.

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    Default Re: Water heater PEX CPCV connection.

    Quote Originally Posted by Jerry Peck View Post
    Yes it does.

    Question: Where is that going to/coming from? It goes up to what looks like a male hose thread adapter which has an elbow connector screwed onto it with a black pipe connected to it?

    There are also combustible material being too close to the B-vent/draft hood too - that foam insulation is combustible and needs to be 6 inches from that draft hood.

    It is a thermal expansion valve (made by WATTS).

    Yes, I was aware of the combustion material (insulation).

    I do not believe CPCV will bond with PEX in a pressure line. What do you think?


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    Default Re: Water heater PEX CPCV connection.

    Quote Originally Posted by Gene South View Post
    It is a thermal expansion valve (made by WATTS).
    What is the approved discharge drain line material for it?

    I do not believe CPCV will bond with PEX in a pressure line. What do you think?
    Nope - all materials are required to be assembled and connected with proper materials and fittings, which means there needs to be a proper fitting/adapter between the CPVC and the PEX.

    Section P2906 Materials, Joints and Connections
    (the see the following sections - too much to type)
    - P2906.9 Plastic pipe joints
    - P2906.9.1 Solvent cementing
    - P2906.9.1.2 CPVC plastic pipe
    - P2906.9.1.5 Cross-linked polyethylene plastic (PEX) and its two subsections Flared joints and Mechanical joints

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    Default Re: Water heater PEX CPCV connection.

    I am looking at this on my phone and cannot see it that well. ls that coming from the TPR valve? Regardless, it looks like a DIY mess.


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    Default Re: Water heater PEX CPCV connection.

    Solvent-based glue will soften the PEX tubing and the joint will not hold.

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    Default Re: Water heater PEX CPCV connection.

    There's no reason they couldn't have continued that small black line all the way to the floor drain. Was there a floor drain? Here is the spec sheet for the BRV. By the way, I see these leaking a lot. They are designed to relieve pressure from thermal expansion but if you see it running constantly it is broken. I include this in my reports so the clients can monitor it.

    http://media.wattswater.com/es-BRV.pdf

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