How Do You Join PVC To Copper Pipe?
You want to add an addition to your home or perhaps are planning a remodeling project which includes installing new plumbing fixtures. The current piping in your home is copper but for ease of installation and price of the materials you would rather install PVC plumbing in the new project. This is a popular option but connecting the new PVC water lines to the existing copper ones requires knowing how to work with each material. Use a small strip of Emory cloth to shine up the final inch of the copper pipe to which the PVC pipe is to be joined. Use a wire pipe brush to shine up the female end of the brass male threaded connector. Apply a thin layer of soldering flux to the shined-up end of the copper pipe and to the inside of the brass male threaded connector. Push the brass connector onto the end of the pipe. Heat the brass connector with a propane torch for 20 seconds. Touch the joint where the copper pipe and brass fitting come together with the solder. Melt roughly 3/4 inch of solde
