2017年8月25日 · Ultimately, PEX is the best option these days, but the type of PEX is more dependent on your situation. If you plan to do more plumbing in the future and/or the pipe could be subject to freezing, PEXa along with Milwaukee's expansion tool (Milwaukee #2432) is the way to go for worry-free connections.

2014年7月28日 · I'm concerned about post manifold pressure. The distance from water supply to manifold is ~15ft over 3/4" pipe. A simple example from the xls i created: Kitchen sink is 63.56ft from the manifold, using a 3/8" pipe. According to the PEX manual (the above images) that is …

2017年6月3日 · I will try to unscrew the 90º elbow (as in photo), and connect the pex directly to the threaded galvanized pipe. The problem is the fittings for pex are brass which isn't compatible with the galvanized pipe, but I have doubts about using dielectric fittings after reading some opinions online.

2012年4月26日 · Pex pipe has three recognized manufacturing methods, and -A has been around the longest, and is still probably the best way to do it, but it costs more. For that cost, you get a pipe that can be bent into a smaller radius than the others and one that can be restored if you do, for chance, kink it without requiring you to cut the kink out and ...

2024年7月4日 · It's not just the chlorine inhibitors that are affected, it's the polymer of PEX itself. There is no brand or type of PEX that is immune to UV, and indeed, UV prematurely ages most things except metals. PEX pipe of all types that is exposed to UV beyond it's allowed rating becomes brittle and subject to cracking and pinholes after time.

2006年1月23日 · What Brand PEX? What is the brand and part number of the PEX of pipe? It would help people to make a choice to avoid it. My internet search indicates that PEX is susceptible to rodents, and that there are rodent-resistant compounds. They talk about rodent-proofing, but no wood frame house can ever be considered rodent-proof. Rodents chew wood.

2022年1月22日 · What I did not realize was that my new order was not PEX-AL-PEX, but merely 'PEX'. (It was sold as 'PEX Red, hot water, 12.5') Without the aluminium the price was slightly cheaper, $1.05/metre, but it's a much cheaper feeling product. The aluminium means it …

2010年7月22日 · PEX is much more resistant to freeze-breakage than copper or rigid plastic pipe. PEX tubing does not transfer heat as readily as copper, and so conserves energy. Water flows more quietly through PEX tube, and the characteristic "water hammer" noise of copper pipe systems is virtually eliminated. PEX plumbing installations cost less because:

2009年5月7日 · I am replacing my galv with pex from the point of entry in the house. The water line enters the basement and after a new shut off valve goes the pex. My gas line is jumpered to the old water line which connects to an old drain line and finally the panel. Service is 200 amp and has a couple groundiing electrodes outside.

2015年2月25日 · The only time I've ever seen this green color in PEX tubing it was algae. The pipe was a cold water supply line that was wrapped with heat tape and pipe insulation, and run above ground underneath my camper. When I removed the pipe it had algae growth along its whole length. However, the algae will not stick to the pipe.