planning a CPVC water line

Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:48 pm

In my world's slowest brewery build:
I am tapping my well water before the water softener for all the obvious reasons. I need to run better than 60 feet of pipe I want 3/4" for the flow characteristics and the cost of CPVS is less than a third of copper PLUS my water is a acidic ( tastes great) and unless it's softened it pits copper pipes over time.

Any one experiences an off taste from CPVC? Everything I've read says I'll be golden.
This study says it's superior taste-wise to all other pipes
http://www.lubrizol.com/BuildingSolutio ... f-CPVC.pdf
It says that CPVC dumps the fewest organic compounds in the water and reacts less with the things in water like chlorine compounds etc.
I'm using well water so the chlorine reaction issue is irrelevant to me.
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Re: planning a CPVC water line

Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:41 pm

I think you would be fine with CPVC, but I would lean towards using PEX instead - which is rapidly becoming the copper replacement for potable water in residential applications.


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Re: planning a CPVC water line

Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:04 pm

Mylo wrote:I think you would be fine with CPVC, but I would lean towards using PEX instead - which is rapidly becoming the copper replacement for potable water in residential applications.


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I was thinking pex. I preferred the way CPVC turns corners - - so I specced it out that way and then after the fact I learned about using PEX angle barbs. Ahh well still cheaper than who dun it.

I have a 3/4" line going to the brewery (60 feet) and a 3/4" drain line plain PVC, with drain down valved for winterization as a 5' ruin foes through an unheated foundation

I haven't figured what I'll do for a sink yet. Something small I should expect I'm only running cold water to the brewery.
Maybe I can find a small utility sink? I was looking at copper shoot to make one but the cost of copper
JEEZE It's worse than gas.

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