On Mar 2, 8:59 pm, "Sacramento Dave" wrote:
"Andrew" wrote in message

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I'm rehabbing a bathroom on the second floor of my old house in
Philadelphia, and I'm running all new supply lines. I'll be tapping
into copper in the basement, and I have a wide open chase to get to
the second floor. What should I run? Copper is getting awfully
expensive these days, and I'm curious about the cpvc and pex. The
simplicity really appeals to me. What's the word on the reliability
of the plastics? Are they really easier to work with? What about
durability? Am I going to have to make sure that all the connections
are easily accessible? I'm just curious about general opinions people
have and what to watch out for. Thanks,

Andrew

I'll take copper over PEX any day. PEX is along the same lines as all the
disposable products that are dominating the market. It's just another low
cost item to make somebody more Money. It's probably a very small factor in
the price of a house. PRICE, TIME, QUALITY any two but not all three. Best
not to feed the mice use copper.

These are all great comments. I'm curious about this "feeding the
mice" that you mention (and others allude to). Has anyone really seen
mice eat through PVC? Incidentally, I took a pass by Home Depot the
other day and noticed that they don't even sell PEX. I guess I'd have
to go to a plumbing supply place?