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Default PEX vs. CPVC vs. Copper

replying to Bob F, lifeisadimension wrote:
bobnospam wrote:

"Oughtsix" wrote in message
oups.com...
CPVC has a smaller inside diameterthan copper, So water flows
through it faster for a given flow rate.
Bob



My understanding is that when the diameter reduces the velocity of the
water increases, though the volume decreases. A hose nozzle illustrates
this understanding.

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