Specify CPVC Pipe For Hydronic Boiler Systems in the Northeast
Specify CPVC Pipe For Hydronic Boiler Systems in the Northeast
2 PagesSpecify CPVC Pipe For Hydronic Boiler Systems in the Northeast Ted Carey, president and co-founder of C&C Service in Hillsdale, New Jersey had been installing copper systems in the New Jersey area for 27 years. Copper had long been the standard in New Jersey and the rest of the Northeast because the region’s heavy use of boiler systems. It was often thought only metal piping systems could handle the higher water temperature associated with boilers. But CPVC’s ease of installation caught Carey’s eye when he began evaluating alternatives. "The one-step solvent cement joining system was fast and easy to use, which made it much more practical than copper,” said Carey. “I confirmed its temperature tolerance of 180 degrees and found that it was also rated for the right psi (100 psi) to m
