hello all, I'm new to the forum.
Have a question for some of the pros out there. My house was built in 2007. I recently was in my basement and noticed that one of the longer cpvc runs (about 30 ft) has moved about 1.5 inch from when it was originally installed. I noticed this because the installers marked where the hanger originally was on the pipe (see pic 1866 - the pencil mark in the original, the black mark is me recently).
My concern is not so much with the movement, but where other pipes meet this pipe. Instead of a nice 90 degree angle, the adjoining pipes are being bent by the 1.5 - 2 in (see pics 1865 and 1864).
One other point, this is only on the hot water line while the pipe is cold. It expands by and inch or so when the pipe heats (which I understand is normal for cpvc). The installers did allow for expansion at the end of the run (pic 1864).
Should I be concerned about the bending in the adjoining pipes or is the cpvc flexible enough to absorb the bending?
any thoughts would be appreciated
Have a question for some of the pros out there. My house was built in 2007. I recently was in my basement and noticed that one of the longer cpvc runs (about 30 ft) has moved about 1.5 inch from when it was originally installed. I noticed this because the installers marked where the hanger originally was on the pipe (see pic 1866 - the pencil mark in the original, the black mark is me recently).
My concern is not so much with the movement, but where other pipes meet this pipe. Instead of a nice 90 degree angle, the adjoining pipes are being bent by the 1.5 - 2 in (see pics 1865 and 1864).
One other point, this is only on the hot water line while the pipe is cold. It expands by and inch or so when the pipe heats (which I understand is normal for cpvc). The installers did allow for expansion at the end of the run (pic 1864).
Should I be concerned about the bending in the adjoining pipes or is the cpvc flexible enough to absorb the bending?
any thoughts would be appreciated