I know you are supposed to use plastic or copper clamps to secure copper pipes, but what about the screws you use in the copper clamps? Do they have to be copper also or can you use galvanized? I have the clamps screwed into wood with gal screws.
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The copper straps usually come with copper nails. The Galvanized on copper will eat on the copper. Using plastic clamps the material of the fastener does not matter.
But. Fastening tight to joists and studs causes the sound of moving water to be transmitted and heard throughout the structure. It is better to use copper hooks wond around the pipe and nailed into the joist. This leaves an airgrap. Through studs drill a bigger hole and use pipe insulation.
But. Fastening tight to joists and studs causes the sound of moving water to be transmitted and heard throughout the structure. It is better to use copper hooks wond around the pipe and nailed into the joist. This leaves an airgrap. Through studs drill a bigger hole and use pipe insulation.
