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    Nov 15, 2013, 08:51 PM
    Cpvc for water supply
    If cpvc is installed outside the walls, is that code
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    Nov 15, 2013, 08:59 PM
    You asked about PVC and now CPVC. Please explain "outside the walls". Outside the house? Outside the inside walls? Underground?
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    Nov 15, 2013, 09:08 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by ma0641 View Post
    You asked about PVC and now CPVC. Please explain "outside the walls". Outside the house? Outside the inside walls? Underground?
    Outside the inside wall. Behind a kitchen cabinet.
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    Nov 15, 2013, 10:51 PM
    Not a code.violation. Why might you think so?
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    Nov 16, 2013, 10:46 AM
    More details please! What are you planning that will give you code violation concerns? Back to you, Tom
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    Nov 16, 2013, 10:33 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by ma0641 View Post
    Not a code.violation. Why might you think so?
    This is new construction and the water supply, cpvc pipe, is outside the wall catty cornered behind the corner kitchen cabinet.
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    Nov 17, 2013, 06:35 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Diacutters View Post
    This is new construction and the water supply, cpvc pipe, is outside the wall catty cornered behind the corner kitchen cabinet.
    Slab house I gather? No violation.
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    Nov 17, 2013, 10:17 AM
    If cpvc is installed outside the walls, is that code
    Put your mind at rest. There is no code violations here. Good luck, Tom
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