what causes this?
fixing my friends water heater
is every cpvc line in the house fucked?

obviously plan on replacing the bad sections
but what would cause a leak like this?
bad glue job? chemical corrosion?

>>2931230 (OP)
aren't you suppose to run copper for like the first 8" -12"? ptherwise the heat will melt pex/pvc

>>2931230 (OP)
Don't use plastic in water supply pipes. ABS is fine for drains, but that's it. PVC is for sprinklers at best. Do it right and you only have to do it once.

>>2931230 (OP)
Hard ass water with no softener.
>>2931233
>heat will melt PEX
Why are you running boiling water through your lines? There is no reason to heat water to >100 degrees.

>>2931239
it's cpvc
approved for hot water up to 180* at 100psi
pretty common install during the early 2000s

>>2931295
Also well known to leech garbage into the water. Just rip it all out and replace it with PEXAL composite. PPR if he's very cheap.

>>2931230 (OP)
>is cpvc fucked?
Yes, of course it is. Shit turns into chalk after a couple of decades. Time to rip it all out and replace with pex.

>>2931335
I'm so glad to have copper pipes in my house.

>>2931353
>he doesn’t know about the pinhole leaks

>>2931335
Me… not looking forward to this project.

When I replaced the water heater, that shit was so brittle.

>>2931295
>but the people that sold the pipe said it was fine!
How fucking retarded are you? Look at your picture. Does it look fine? Tell your "friend" to stop being a cheap fuck and put copper in. At least the first 12" like the other anon said. And stop being so trusting of brands, I bet they test at 180° for like 5 minutes a couple times, if that much, and call it good. Clearly a few decades has proven it is not good for this application.

>>2931239
>muh copper
>but muh copper
enjoy your pin hole leaks after 10 years

>>2931230 (OP)
Rats are causing that. They are chewing through the pipe.

>>2931498
I've got a water heater that was installed in 1973. It has copper pipes going to and from it. No pinholes in the pipes yet. The rest of the house is galvanized steel. Also rock solid. If it weren't for the roots that keep getting into the cast iron drain pipes those would be fine too. As it is I have to snake them once every few years.

>>2931295
>it's cpvc
definitely looks like pvc to me, which is not heat rated

>>2931519
i mean you can even see the purple primer. nobody primes cpvc and the glue is yellow
how am i the first to point this out

>>2931519
It says cpvc right on it.

>>2931520
>notices the color of the glue but not the lettering CPVC in the second picture

>>2931230 (OP)
Replace with red pex pipe
>but what would cause a leak like this? thread over
A bad seal job

>>2931616
>>2931615
niggas that ain't legible
that's 100% a pvc fitting and 100% a pvc ball valve
maybe the pipe is cpvc and that is why it's failing with pvc glue on a hot application
i do this shit every day

>>2931705
This poster is correct and >>2931495
>>2931615
>>2931616
all suck cock on purpose.

P/N 50107
3/4 coupling
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Genova-3-4-in-Dia-Coupling-CPVC-Fittings/3132993

maybe the 90's aren't cpvc, or maybe the glue isn't correct. purple primer can be used, but isn't required if using yellow or orange glue

>>2931760
the failure is at the fittings
the fittings are pvc
kill yourself

>>2931760
also obviously using clear glue
you got your answer. redo it all in copper or cpvc and stfu and stop making stupid threads

>>2931764
>clear glue
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Oatey-8-oz-Medium-Milky-All-Purpose-ABS-CPVC-PVC-Cement-308213/100116580
>stupid threads
You must be new here

>>2931233
yes, OP is in code violation.

>>2931359
>>2931498
I'll take "what doesn't happen if it is installed correctly" for $1000.

>>2931508
same here. copper pipes form the early 70's, no leaks

>>2931230 (OP)
>this shit isn't working right. what's wrong!?
your using the wrong pipe and glue.
>NUH UH! someone tell me what I want to hear!
You're and idiot?
>thank you! finally!

>>2931764
>tells people to redo anything in the worst piping material on the market
>calls others stupid

>>2931867
that glue isn't clear. i have it on my truck. OP is purple primer and clear glue
>>2931937
they're the only code compliant heat tolerant pipes
do whatever you want

>>2931230 (OP)
Contractor here. See the colors? Someone used pvc (white) fittings on cpvc (yellow) pipe.

That's gonna require complete replacement. In an occupied house it can suck to do this work. If possible run all the new pipes in addition to the existing and then swap the feeds and connections all the same day. If not, you'll need to figure out a different strategy.

I use Uponor pex, white only. Buying blue and red will waste more material. Nylon fittings. If you don't want to use expansion pex stainless cinch rings are next best.

Build manifolds at the beginning, with shutoffs on each feed. Run 3/4" lines to each room. T off those into1/2" to individual fixtures.

Pipe will run $500-600. Fitting will be $200 more at most. The rest is labor and maybe sheetrock repair. You can do it.

>>2931240
>Why are you running boiling water through your lines?
Not him or OP but my family has always preferred the water heaters turned up really high. I dislike it personally.

>>2933481
You can jave a longer showr because you mix more cold water eith it at the tap

>>2931230 (OP)
too much cum in the plumbing

>>2931498
70 y.o. house. Still no leaks.