Installing Outdoor Faucet Pex

Just one word of caution.

Installing outdoor faucet pex.

When the furnace was fired up and the water turned on they sprang dozens of leaks. From under the sink you can use a shut off valve like an angle stop then a flex line to the faucet or toilet. Pex tubing which is flexible and more resistant to damage from freezing is the best choice for the supply line to the faucet. Our plumbing expert les knows a plumber who did a job in northern wisconsin in the middle of winter.

Using the pex pipe cutter cut the two pieces of pex pipe to the length that you need for them to reach the faucet. Here s the basic process on how to connect pex to a faucet. Pex is not meant to be pulled tight so leave slack for expansion and contraction. If the cut is slanted or at an angle the crimp ring will not fit properly possibly causing a leak at the connection.

In this video this old house plumbing and heating expert richard trethewey shows how to plumb a new hose faucet using flexible plastic water pipe. Ideally copper pipe is used for exposed plumbing and outdoor faucet pipes. In addition to its impressive durability pex is also less expensive than its counterparts. The building had no heat and all the pipes and fittings were freezing cold.

Then slide the pex ring over the pipe and place your fitting into the end of the pipe securing the ring with the pex tool. Installing pex is super easy as i ll show you shortly. Pex is available in a variety of lengths from short 10 foot pieces for small repairs to rolls over 500 feet long which are used to install a home s entire water supply system. Most pex manufacturers recommend you work with pipe at temperatures above freezing.

Once the preliminary step is complete here s how to install an outside faucet with pex. Select the pex pipe you want to use and cut it to length. The hole needs to be 1 inch in diameter so that the sillcock faucet can go through. But pex tube is the best choice for underground plumbing.

The inside connection to get the best flow rate at the garden tap into an interior 3 4 in. Turn off the water then drill a 1 inch diameter hole through the house wall and into the basement. Coming out of the wall to the fixtures you can use a pex to copper stub out or another type of pex support such as drop ear bend support.