my over had pex froze sunday night and finally thawed yesterday evening. def not freeze proof, its more durable then pvc when it does freeze though.
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We had our home repiped last year with PEX and the new lines were fully insulated. We had good water flow all week with the exception of one line on the outside wall that started to ice up. Eventually it broke loose (you could hear the ice in the line moving) and the water started flowing freely again. Pretty happy with how it held up. Polyethylene-cross-lock is made to expand to a certain point, problems are usually in the manifolds and at the fittings as previously noted. Iām a fan so far.
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Originally posted by fishman View PostMy well is piped with 1-1/4ā uponor. Same material as pex. They are different brands.
Definitely do your research and go with a brand that is trusted. A failing plumbing system is VERY expensive.
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Originally posted by Quackerbox View PostThis.
And as good as a manifold sounds, I was reccomended not to put one in my shop. All the plumbers I know say that's the weakest point
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Just a couple of weeks ago (before all this cold weather), my stepson had a leak in his house. it was at the manifold.
Maybe there are some manifolds out there that are much better quality, but I don't really like the idea of plastic valve bodies.
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Originally posted by Craw3773 View PostNot quite. PEX stands for polyethylene cross. Uponor is a brand of pex that uses expansion fittings. It is a good brand. So is Zurn and Viega.
Definitely do your research and go with a brand that is trusted. A failing plumbing system is VERY expensive.
I work for one of the largest plumbing distributors in SETX and we sell the shiz out of Uponor, Zurn and Viega.
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