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05caddyext
02-18-2011, 09:39 PM
anyone know anything about these flowguard gold cpvc fittings? had a plumber do about 90% of my job then just disappeared. I am putting in a vanity and a toilet in my basement. All the lines are stubbed in with cpvc with these weird flowguard gold fittings on the ends of them. It looks like 3/4 cpvc with 1/2 cpvc inside of it. Not sure how to put a shutoff valve on it, never seen anything like this. Went to menards and they don't have anything like it. Can't get a hold of the guy to get him to come back. WTF.

05caddyext
02-18-2011, 09:48 PM
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Lash
02-18-2011, 09:53 PM
Is the piece of 3/4" just loose over the 1/2" ? They might have done that for the drywallers or to give it more strength from snaping off.

Cut the cap off of the 1/2" and the piece of 3/4" should slide off. You should be able to use standard (non-flow guard) schd. 40 cpvc fitting to add a valve.

05caddyext
02-18-2011, 10:12 PM
the piece of 3/4 doesn't move. it appears to be glued to the other pipe.

Lash
02-18-2011, 10:16 PM
Well... Mr. Plumber just fvked ya then.

I'd try to cut it off about 1" from the cap and see if you can slide it off. Sliding 3/4 over 1/2 is pretty tight to begin with. Other than that you might just have to do a little re-work from the elbow at the wall.