This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows how to plumb a new hose faucet using flexible plastic water pipe. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List For Installing a Frost-Proof Faucet with PEX Piping:
– frost-proof sill cock
– PEX piping and assorted fittings
– teflon tape
– silicone sealant
– 1 5/8-inch stainless screws
– copper pipe and assorted fittings
– lead-free solder and flux
– 1-inch PEX clips
Tools For Installing a Frost-Proof Faucet with PEX Piping:
– drill/driver fitted with 1-inch bit
– pliers
– PEX cutter
– PEX expansion tool, used to connect fittings to PEX piping
– caulk gun
– propane torch
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Why use the red color pipe when cold water will be flowing out to the spigot?
What was the name of the expandable tool used? I see it has red handles and lime green button. What is the cost?
Perfect application for Pex.
PEX Fan Boys Rejoice.
I’m not comfortable with that amount of calking. I woulda put more
I wish I was screwing into wood I had to screw into artificial brick an it cracked when removed the old faucet so I had to motar it all back together big mess an took forever
Is it common to use the red pex for outdoor faucets because I did the same thing
Weird how he is using red PEX tubing instead of blue PEX tubing you should run blue PEX for cold water and red PEX for hot water so you know which water pipe is which.
Do you cut the water line before it gets to the the water heater or after ?