Doug Miller wrote:
In article , Douglas Johnson wrote:
"Sacramento Dave" wrote:

Fact is it just is not as good as copper you can sugar coated anyway you
want. It is cheaper, and faster to install.

Not challenging you, I just want to understand. Why is PEX not as good as
copper?

"Cheaper" and "faster to install" sound like good reasons to me...

"Cheaper" and "faster" aren't _necessarily_ synonymous w/ "better".

I doubt Sacramento Dave has any real data to back up the contention but
is more stating an opinion/prejudice (which in some ways as noted below
I share).

The one thing against PEX at this point imo is that it doesn't have the
history behind it yet. We'll know in 20, 30, 50, 100 years how good it
_really_ is. Personally, my expectation is it won't be as durable for
the long run, but that's just one guy's guess. I have a prejudice
against it because it just looks cheap in my eye but that has
absolutely nothing to do w/ it's actual quality as a plumbing system.