PEX vs. CPVC vs. Copper

[lifeisadimension]

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

[bud--]

A moron's useless post to a thread that is 7 years old.

[bob haller]

all the HDs and lowes around here sell PEX. Sharkbite fittings, including T s, ball valves and adapters make plumbing very easy. Pex can freeze and tha w without damage.

pex flexes around obstacles extremely easily.

I fixed some frozen copper lines replacing them with PEX. got one bathroom and laundry working for a realtive. have more to do perhaps this weekend.

we accidently reveresed the hot and cold lines to the bathroom, just used t he sharkbites to fix that. Snap snap all done.

I am going to relocate some lines in a crawlspace, install a vent in the fl oor to allow some warm air to enter the crawlspace, and insulate some of th e crawlspace. We can easily relocate the pex to interior heated space, but theres still a drain trap that freezes in the crawl space. so insulating an d heating it might be the better option.

[sherwoodarcher]

In my cause I replaced all CPVC pipes in my house after ant extermination with PEX pipe. All CPVC glue get f**ked after small amount of chemicals cover the connections. I do not recommend use CPVC by few reasons see why

** Now fittings for PEX is cheaper than any other fittings and not necessary to glue.

[lifeisadimension]

Hey, lighten up. While the reply may or may not still be of interest to the original poster or to you, there are and will continue to be many other people who can benefit from the reply.

[bob haller]

PEX is awesome, because freezing does noharm to pex. when it melts everything works as before

[Hgreen]

I have used CPVC and pex. The issue with CPVC is it gets brittle after a few years. It doesn't take much to break it. I quite using it a few years back and went to pex. I have only had one issue with pex. Pex isnt made for high temperatures. I wouldn't install it on any lines that the temperature will exceed 150°F. Also never install pex in direct sunlight it will break it down.

[krw]

Homemoaners troll

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Actually not bad to see. I knew CPVC was brittle as a neighbor told me he accidentally broke a pipe by hanging on it when he worked under the sink.

Sunlight would degrade PEX as it does PE. Could also mention a neighbor with it had numerous leaks from degraded fittings.

[lifeisadimension]

Hey, lighten up please. While the post may be 7 years old, the topic of discussion is not.

[krw]

No, he's a troll. Anything from homoaners is a troll. He has no interest in discussing anything and references ten year (or more) old posts in homoaners club.

If in doubt, look for the "X-poster: Hermes 2.0" tag.

If you want to discuss it, start at thread but don't feed trolls.

[krw]

Troll, troll, troll

[krw]

Look at the headers, dummy.