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Old 04-11-2005, 08:07 PM
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PVC is approved and commonly used for water supply (The line from the municipal main to the house main shutoff valve.)

For supply service it is common to use a PVC male thread adapter that is threaded into a copper female thread adapter. (The code prohibits using a PVC female adapter).

PVC pipe is fairly flexible and will tolerate some bending but it is best not to have the point of stress on a joint. The solution would be to dig back a foot or so on both ends of the joint, realign the pipes and install a short lenght if necessary to spread the stress out over a short distance.





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