I’ve seen about 3 or 4 different ways to do it, but I was curious if there was a preferred way to connect the toilet water line when using PEX?
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Well, my preferred way is to terminate the pex in a drop ear elbow and stub out with a chrome or brass nipple to the shutoff, then run braided stainless to the toilet.
That is what I'm leaning towards on the two current toilets. You can bend the PEX on out and crimp a shut off on, but IMO, that doesn't look as clean or feel as solid as simply having the drop ear-stub-shutoff. Next choice would probably be a stub out elbow to shut off.
There is certainly more than one way to skin this cat. Just curious what everyone's favorite way was.
jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
I like the copper stub out elbow to compression angle stop, pretty solid if you clamp each leg of elbow. One less threaded connection behind wall seems like a good thing, but I've done it both ways.
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
Yeah, that is a good method. You can also buy the elbows with the mounting plate.
jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
Hey Peter.So what's that stub for and why is there a ball valve about to be buried in the drywall? I don't see a toilet flange??????thanks,Scott.Always remember those first immortal words that Adam said to Eve, “You’d better stand back, I don’t know how big this thing’s going to get.”
I wondered if someone would catch that. To the right of stub out is water entry, ball valve gives me shut off on both ends. Access port over valve. Its a garage so I'm not real concerned about pretty...just function.
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
Hmmmmm... a garage with it's own cr@pper.... pretty fancy garage!Scott.Always remember those first immortal words that Adam said to Eve, “You’d better stand back, I don’t know how big this thing’s going to get.”
That's probably in case he pisses dw off and has to sleep in the garage ;)
jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
I think that is Oately (sp?), but maybe Watts, that makes rough in plumbing terminations.
They have a box with a stop valve that is mounted on the wall like an electric box. They comes in PEX, CPVC,and copper flavors.
Then after the wall is finished a trim plate snaps on.
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
Kinda like their "ice maker" box?
jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
Yes..
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
I had considered just using the ice maker box. I assume it is at least 3/8" on the outlet end, so should be fine for the toilet. I just didn't know if people would think it looked odd. But frankly it would give the simpliest connection... one in-wall crimp that makes the 90 degree direction change as well as including the shut-off. I'll have to look and see if any are available with 1/2" crimp connections.
[edit to add] this one would be perfect if I could find it with the 1/2" crimp connection:
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http://www.oatey.com/Plumber/Shared/ProductGroupDetail/281/I2K%e2%84%a2+Ice+Maker+Box+with+Nails.html
jt8
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Edited 6/29/2008 1:55 am by JohnT8
They don't say, but ice makers are 1/4" connections.If you look under Gas and OTHER supplies you will find these.http://www.oatey.com/Plumber/Shared/ProductGroupDetail/507/S2K+Water+Supply+Box.htmlThey are 3/8" outlets..
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
Silly me for not thinking to look under 'other gas...connections' ;)
Thanks for the link. If I can find them locally, that is what I'll try. Didn't see them at Menards or Lowes though (just the ice maker boxes). I'll try a couple plumbing supply places.
jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"