Bullshit!!
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14 years ago
PEX pipe causes cancer
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14 years ago
Hmmm, April fools!
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14 years ago
It's just been announced by the Department of Health that the chemicals used in the manufacture of PEX pipe cause cancer when these pipes are used for drinking water. The chemicals leech into the water and accumulate in the body. This is particularly evident for hot water, since the heat extrudes the carcinogen more than cold water.
PEX pipe will likely be banned nationwide by the end of 2010. They warn that if you have PEX pipe in your home, DO NOT drink the water, or use the water for cooking. Boiling the water only concentrates the harmful chemicals, so boiling will not make the water safe. Worse yet are those homes who have chlorinated water. The chlorine in the water is causing these harmful chemicals to leech into the water as much as five times the concentrations above that of standard water.
The best solution is to remove all PEX pipes from your homes and businesses and replace them with copper, steel, or other conventional plumbing. If you do replace the PEX pipes, be sure to drain and thoroughly flush your hot water heater, since heavy concentrations of the harmful chemicals will remain in the tank.
Peter Sherman
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14 years ago
"Tony Hwang" wrote :
Could be, but that sort of joke could end with you in court for libel.
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14 years ago
I'd sure like to see a link to this, on the web. Dept of health in which jurisdiction?
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14 years ago
But only in California.... so no worries...
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14 years ago
Hardly.
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14 years ago
The good/bad part of our justice system is that you can sue anyone for anything. If a PEX manufacturer wanted to, they could drag your ass into court and give you one hell of an inconvenience.
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5 years ago
replying to PeterSherman, Vicki wrote: Has this been updated? Is the new PEX pipe today carcinogenic? I have to repipe my home and want the safest material, not sure what to use. Can you help me please?
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5 years ago
Basically fake news from the land of the fruit, nuts and flakes.
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5 years ago
Safest material? Have the house water supply lines done in food grade stainless steel. It will cost an ungodly fortune, but there is little question about the safety.
Personally, I would not hesitate to use PEX. I would be more concerned about what is in the water coming to the house than what might be contributed by the PEX in your home.
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4 years ago
replying to PeterSherman, brasky wrote: This says it may be carcinogenic
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This says there may be healthier versions
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either way you'd be ignorant to ignore multiple third party studies recorded in the scientific community proving safe in some cases (de chlorinated tap water) and not others (regular tap water) or just not passing state safety standards because federal ones dont exist yet
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4 years ago
That is correct. Federal standards are for food contact. There are other organizations like the Consumer Products Testing Labs and NSF for drinking water contact:
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Most local agencies find this acceptable for their local use.
As for any material there are acceptable levels of contaminates. Now that we can measure down in parts per trillion that does not mean that only one ppt of practically everything can cause cancer.