Pex or Copper
 

Hi there, new house with PEX plumbing.
What do you all think of this type of plumbing?
How about bacterial growth into it after some time?
Any specific maintnance?

Pex or Copper
 

"boubou" wrote in message
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Hi there, new house with PEX plumbing.
What do you all think of this type of plumbing?
How about bacterial growth into it after some time?
Any specific maintnance?

I would not plumb or buy any house with a fancy garden hose for piping. I
don't care what anybody says. Think about it what's stronger? what's going
to last longer? can a Rat eat threw a piece copper? This hose piping is a
disaster waiting to happen and I'm sure all the companies making it will be
long gone then. It really boils down to would you rather have hose or pipe.
But we do know what's cheaper. we will see how much cheaper in the long run.

Pex or Copper
 

"boubou" wrote in message
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Hi there, new house with PEX plumbing.
What do you all think of this type of plumbing?
How about bacterial growth into it after some time?
Any specific maintnance?



I'd do it with PEX if I were to build a new house....

You'll not have to worry about any bacterial growth and there's nothing out
of the ordinary about maintenance.

Pex or Copper
 

"boubou" wrote in message
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Hi there, new house with PEX plumbing.
What do you all think of this type of plumbing?
How about bacterial growth into it after some time?
Any specific maintnance?

I had a house with the plastic stuff, circa 1999.
Max pressure was 40 psi, I think it is higher now. You will need a pressure
regulator.
Any monkey can install it with the right tools and 10 minutes of
instruction. I have heard the tool is not exactly what a home owner want to
buy.

As long as the 40 psi was the limit I would not be interested.

Pex or Copper
 

I had a house with the plastic stuff, circa 1999.
Max pressure was 40 psi, I think it is higher now. You will need a
pressure
regulator.
Any monkey can install it with the right tools and 10 minutes of
instruction. I have heard the tool is not exactly what a home owner want
to
buy.

As long as the 40 psi was the limit I would not be interested.

I will take that as a you would rather have copper. Now the any Monkey
thing got me thinking so I looked some information on installation, I can't
find anything in English

Pex or Copper
 

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"boubou" wrote in message
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Hi there, new house with PEX plumbing.
What do you all think of this type of plumbing?
How about bacterial growth into it after some time?
Any specific maintnance?

I had a house with the plastic stuff, circa 1999.
Max pressure was 40 psi, I think it is higher now. You will need a
pressure
regulator.
Any monkey can install it with the right tools and 10 minutes of
instruction. I have heard the tool is not exactly what a home owner want
to
buy.

As long as the 40 psi was the limit I would not be interested.



Depends on the brand, type of connections, and so on. My boss built a new
house a couple of years ago. We plumbed the whole works on Wirsbo Auqapex.
Tested it at 100 PSI for a few days. Great stuff! I have some plumbing to do
in my house and I will be using Wirsbo

I would not use some of the pex and fittings available in a chicken coop!
Greg

Pex or Copper
 

boubou wrote:
Hi there, new house with PEX plumbing.
What do you all think of this type of plumbing?
How about bacterial growth into it after some time?
Any specific maintnance?


Boubou,

Try this test. Take a six inch piece of PEX and fill it with water.
Cap both ends. Run a flame under it and then put it in the freezer.
Take it out after a couple days and notice it didn't bust or split.
Then have someone run a pressure test on it to see if it buldges where
it was heated. No problem. I don't know of a mouse that would eat
this type plastic so put it in the rat cage. I've seen these tests
run and was amazed. NOW try this with copper. It will take the
flame test OK but not the freeze test. Naturally rats can't eat it
but when you develop tiny pinhole leaks in hard to get places you'll
wish you never used copper. I see them all the time. PEX has been
used in England for many, many years with no problems. Many people
compare PEX to the old black plastic tubing that gave so many people
problems and many lawsuits. You just can't compare the two.
PS: I don't sell PEX or Copper, I only use them.

J

Pex or Copper
 

Thanks so much.
Pex it is!
"Joey" wrote in message
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boubou wrote:
Hi there, new house with PEX plumbing.
What do you all think of this type of plumbing?
How about bacterial growth into it after some time?
Any specific maintnance?
Boubou,

Try this test. Take a six inch piece of PEX and fill it with water.
Cap both ends. Run a flame under it and then put it in the freezer.
Take it out after a couple days and notice it didn't bust or split.
Then have someone run a pressure test on it to see if it buldges where
it was heated. No problem. I don't know of a mouse that would eat
this type plastic so put it in the rat cage. I've seen these tests
run and was amazed. NOW try this with copper. It will take the
flame test OK but not the freeze test. Naturally rats can't eat it
but when you develop tiny pinhole leaks in hard to get places you'll
wish you never used copper. I see them all the time. PEX has been
used in England for many, many years with no problems. Many people
compare PEX to the old black plastic tubing that gave so many people
problems and many lawsuits. You just can't compare the two.
PS: I don't sell PEX or Copper, I only use them.

J