cardboardbox
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I asked a handyman to fix a leaky spigot on my house. Not even sure if thats the correct term though. So he took it off, cleaned it out tried to put it back on and used so much force with a wrench that he twisted the pipe off inside the wall. Then he cut out my sheet rock inside the garage to try to fix the pipe but was unable to fix and put on something he called a shark bite so that the rest of the house would have water. He's supposed to come back and finish the job but says he will use PVC to do it cheap unless I want to pay more for copper. He's not a welder so I'm unsure if he'd even be able to do the job with copper pipe. Originally I was supposed to pay $20 to fix the leaky spigot, I'm now $70 in the hole because the handyman wanted pay for his time and supplies/parts or he would just leave it as is. I dont remember if as is meant I wouldnt have water that night or he just wouldnt come back to replace the spigot. I wasnt very happy but I just wanted the house to have water without having to call a plumber. Yeah, I'm not real happy.
Anyway, I'm wondering if PVC is an acceptable way to fix this. I live in Houston, TX and it generally doesnt go below about 25 degrees at coldest a few nights in the winter every year. But every once in a while we have a real freeze and get down to 15 degrees. Maybe once every 4 or 5 years. 8 years ago we had around 48 hours below freezing which is completely unheard of around here. Will PVC freeze and crack? That is my main concern. I'm not sure if all the water coming into the house flows through this pipe. If it does, is PVC durable enough to last decades? Assuming it doesnt freeze and crack of course.
I'm a complete DIY disaster, thats why I hired a handyman. Go easy on me.
Anyway, I'm wondering if PVC is an acceptable way to fix this. I live in Houston, TX and it generally doesnt go below about 25 degrees at coldest a few nights in the winter every year. But every once in a while we have a real freeze and get down to 15 degrees. Maybe once every 4 or 5 years. 8 years ago we had around 48 hours below freezing which is completely unheard of around here. Will PVC freeze and crack? That is my main concern. I'm not sure if all the water coming into the house flows through this pipe. If it does, is PVC durable enough to last decades? Assuming it doesnt freeze and crack of course.
I'm a complete DIY disaster, thats why I hired a handyman. Go easy on me.