DO NOT DO THIS on TUB -SHOWER BUILD

[@StarrTile]

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[@StarrTile]

Yes sometimes I will use a razor knife, put like you said it's a bit harder with multiple scores... and yeah I should have knocked each one of those tile loose before taking out the walls it would have been easier

[@TheAxecutioner]

20 years & that cpvc & those shark bites are still going strong, hmmm and also wow !

[@StarrTile]

Right, but it is a Gamble that one of those would not fail... so the question is who would take the Gamble

[@MAGAMAN]

@@StarrTile Tying into it seems like it could be quite a gamble too. if it's that fragile, it could break wherever you transition into it.

[@StarrTile]

@MAGAMAN the transition is done with a copper nipple and the other side glued in...no failure will occur there. The biggest deal with CPVC is when you bend it or twist it after a few decades, it literally will snap elongated like a chicken bone... if it is never messed with it's usually fine.

[@billyc5010]

I would never transition behind a new shower and leave ANY of that CPVC crap behind my work, especially when its exposed enough to transition at the very least, between the toilet and shower.

[@StarrTile]

To be fair my job was not to remediate the plumbing, in fact I had to talk my customer into even getting a new valve. This was a three-story townhouse and the tiny 2% of Plumbing I was dealing with is nothing compared to the rest of the house... but I did take it back as far as I could

[@MAGAMAN]

If you want to do this without such a mess, use a razor blade along the edge of the tiles. It's more work, but much cleaner. You can also try prying off the tiles one at a time. In this case it probably would have been easy because they were on so poorly. That wall full of tile is very heavy and the tiles can be sharp as a razor. I've seen them cut through thick leather gloves and skin like it was nothing and a trip to the hospital doesn't save you time or money. Also be away that there are sometimes power lines behind shower walls. On my house the main power comes in behind the shower wall. If you accidentally cut through that, it will be the last mistake you ever make.

[@brunowolfe9172]

11:35….it’s easy to see that the installer didn’t install the tiles properly

[@StarrTile]

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[@theartistone5860]

they used the shark due to the CPVC and finding 90's is hard since they are not the same size as PVC. I just have people replace as far back as I can with PEX. but if it was a company doing the work finding guys who have workmanship can be hard.

[@StarrTile]

CPVC parts and glue are still accessible at both Lowe's and Home Depot and worst case scenario plumbing suppliers carry them.. especially 20 years ago when this townhouse was built they had access to the appropriate parts

[@theartistone5860]

@@StarrTile yeah, they have a very small area for CPVC many times they don't have the right thing you need. But many times it's the home owners who have Wine taste Beer budget.

[@GuessWhoSilly]

Awesome info as usual !!

[@StarrTile]

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[@MoneyManHolmes]

All the Sharkbite haters, behold. Those were in there for 20 years. 😀

[@TJlundqvist]

I had no idea they were around that long!!!!

[@warlok9]

Exactly what I was going to say. Sharkbite is no different than the newer "pro fittings" which are widely accepted. It shows that when properly installed, they will last a long time. Also. The reason they didn't use shark bite on the spout is because that pipe has to be rigid and not rotate so the spout can be screwed on.

[@brunowolfe9172]

12;15….granted, whoever put that valve system in was a twit. But this prejudice you have against sharksbite isn’t represented by the current product and evidence. You are swinging at windmills from 20 years ago bob

[@StarrTile]

No it's not about the fact that it lasted 20 years without a failure, it's about the fact that it could fail and in this case one wall was completely tiled, in back of that wall was the next townhouse so if there was a failure it would have been catastrophic for both homeowners... and is the main reason we don't put shark bites in areas we cannot access. The fact that all six of those lasted 20 years is just pure luck

[@richardschipper5989]

@@StarrTile everything can fail

[@StarrTile]

@richardschipper5989 very much true, but doing it the right way with the proper connections is a better guarantee than doing it the wrong way with the potentially bad connection

[@aservant2287]

They used the cheaper hardy board. If they would've used the cement hardy board the more expensive it would've came off in huge pieces

[@StarrTile]

@aservant2287 it was Durock, Hardi doesn't have mesh in it. Had it been Hardi it would've been heavier, but easier.

[@aservant2287]

I forgot what it was called but it's junk. Fiberglass mesh screws go right through it

[@TheTileGoat]

That plumber didn't have a clue, there are cpvc elbows 😂

[@StarrTile]

Yes elbows and connectors and glue and all that stuff is still accessible 😅

[@willinthearea6318]

This is proof sharkbites work. He said it’s been there for 20 years old.

[@StarrTile]

Shark bites work of course never been an argument that shark bites do not work, the argument is will they last in a wall without failing and then what happens when/if it does fail

[@warlok9]

I have never in 25 years of doing this seen a sharkbite fail unless it was installed incorrectly. What I will never understand is pro fit is okay for inside a wall but sharkbite is not when they use the EXACT same oring to make the seal.

[@daakrolb]

Heck yeah the right tool can feel better than se..... wait I better hold back. KZbin is all over me lately. What I mean to say is "I love Joe Biden & I am so sad Kamala didn't win."

[@StarrTile]

😂

[@brunowolfe9172]

Apparently you throwing that toilet away, cause you did nothing to keep it from getting damaged by debris

[@StarrTile]

I have never ever damaged a toilet in 24 years of doing this work..but yeah toilet stayed