# Brass to PVC In DWV Plumbing

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 5, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brass-to-pvc-in-dwv-plumbing/937282 "2021-03-05T17:48:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![ishamael69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b9e5f3/32.png) [@ishamael69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ishamael69)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brass-to-pvc-in-dwv-plumbing/937282/1 "2021-03-05T17:48:14Z")

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I am replacing my drain in my tub. I want to go to a trip lever drain, but the Moen one I am looking at is all brass. Everything else is currently PVC slip joints. Can I just connect the brass into the PVC using the same slip joints like the PVC, or do I need to do something special at the brass to PVC joint.

Here is what I am looking at:

> **[MOEN Brass Trip-Lever Drain Assembly in Brushed Nickel 90410BN - The Home Depot](https://www.homedepot.com/p/MOEN-Brass-Trip-Lever-Drain-Assembly-in-Brushed-Nickel-90410BN/100088423)**
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> The MOEN Brass Trip-Lever Drain Assembly in Brushed Nickel features 20-gauge brass tubing, brass nuts, a cast-brass tee and a brushed nickel finish. The assembly has a 1.5 in. threaded shoe. From finishes

That needs to go into the house PVC p-trap.

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**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brass-to-pvc-in-dwv-plumbing/937282/2 "2021-03-05T18:31:19Z")

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PVC-to-thread couplers are a standard thing.

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**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brass-to-pvc-in-dwv-plumbing/937282/3 "2021-03-06T14:39:42Z")

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Whenever I find one of those lever drains in a men’s room it never seems to work properly. Either the lever’s broken or it doesn’t seal properly.

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**Author:** ![Cwturner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Cwturner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cwturner)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brass-to-pvc-in-dwv-plumbing/937282/4 "2021-03-06T20:09:52Z")

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A brass and PVC slip (compression) fitting are interchangable.