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Pex

I'm going to do a little project in the next few days/week(s), and was wondering if anyone here had used PEX?

Looking for some real-world, first-time user experiences.
If it's feasible, I'll redo ALL my water lines with it...
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

Pex

Reply #1 –
You don't need water lines....all you have to do is tilt the head back and candy comes out.






LOL.
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Pex

Reply #2 –
yes you can.. they are actually cheaper and quicker to install in the long run too.
red for hot blue for cold. You can't go wrong. No one really uses copper anymore.
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Pex

Reply #3 –
Quote from: daminc;318025
yes you can.. they are actually cheaper and quicker to install in the long run too.
red for hot blue for cold. You can't go wrong. No one really uses copper anymore.


I'm sure there are some crusty old farts someplace that would claim the usage of PEX to be part of the downfall of western society.  I'd use it though if I needed to.
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Pex

Reply #4 –
A friend of mine has used it and he said it's great...it expands and contracts easily so no more busted lines... it's flexible, ect.
If we ever need to redo the lines, it's what we would use.
:cougarsmily:~Karen~

Pex

Reply #5 –
Same here...haven't used it yet, but my house would be extremely easy to convert over to Pex if needed. Depending on where the future tankless hot water heater will go, I may have to get my lines redone anyway. Might be able to get both done in one shot.

One of the coolest things about Pex is how flexible it is...you don't have to think in 90-degree angles anymore. Plus, in the future if you want to add a T-fitting somewhere, just cut, pop in the fitting, done...no torches, no drama.

Pex

Reply #6 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;318018
You don't need water lines....all you have to do is tilt the head back and candy comes out.
 
 

 
That's the way I always remembered it.......yum!
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Pex

Reply #7 –
I've heard nothing but good about it wherever I read info...except that it breaks down in sunlight, although that can easily be taken care of.

The crusty old farts comment made me laugh...to make an buttstuffogy to that, there's always one or 2 fellers that will insist that a carb is better then efi. :rolleyes: :rollin:

What the deal is here is that my 30 year old water lines (cpvc) are leaking, not bad, but noticeable. I'm installing a new washer and dryer upstairs (as opposed to the older units in the basp00get now) and I'm wanting to try PEX for the water lines to said new washer & dryer.
If it goes as smooth as I've read, then I'll throw some coin at the rest of it, and replace all the other existing pipe.
A friend of mine works at a building/contracter supply company, says he can probably get me a little bit of a deal on it..
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

Pex

Reply #8 –
We had out water lines completely replaced a couple of months ago.We have the red and blue line.I haven't had an issue,and it's nice to not have water lines that are years old going bad.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Pex

Reply #9 –
you mean that pvc stuff for your waterlines, right?
when all the copper pipes were cut out and stolen from a house i was working on we put that stuff in(sharkbites to the remaining copper lines) took all of an hour to redo the whole house with it. seriously.
dirt cheap compared to copper pipes and easy to repair.
the water tasted funny that ran thru it is all i remember about it, i perfer the metallic flavor that is in the water ran thru copper pipes personally.
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