"Attila.Iskander" wrote in message
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"bob haller" wrote in message
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On Nov 23, 2:59 pm, "Steve B" wrote:
Getting ready to plumb up some stuff, and was wondering if I should use
PEX.
Tinker-Toy easy to work with, and reasonably priced.

Have you used it? Would you recommend it? How about sanitary-wise? On
some of my stuff, it will be a gravity feed, so pressure is not an
issue,
but PEX works at fairly high operating pressure anyway. Can even use it
for
CO2 manifold.

Thoughts, experiences, opinions appreciated.

Steve

best thing since sliced bread, use all homeruns off a manifold, cheap
and easy to work with, the copper thieves wouldnt profit from trashing
your home

Too bad that in colder climates where it's exposed to the cold, such as a
seasonal cabin, the PEX gets brittle after a few winters and starts
cracking and splitting randomly, usually behind the most difficult to get
at wall.

Very nice to know, sir. We just did some repairs and used some PEX at the
cabin. I foresee replacing that this summer with copper due to your
statement. I shall keep the SharkBites, tho. There is that one place
behind the hot water heater (of course) that's a bitch to get to, but with a
little more time than we had, I can redo that in copper. Good thing I got a
"few" winters.

I guess I'll know when I fire it up for next summer. This is getting to be
a yearly ritual, and this summer, I am definitely going to do some rigging
to introduce alcohol based RV antifreeze into the system, after blowing it
out with compressed air. Just add a Schrader valve. Damn, it's always
something.

Steve