pex piping

[majorcatfish]

since the flood back in august...and now the water shutoff leaking under the sink...grrrr

i have been reading about pex piping and thinking about having the house replumbed in it... when we had the plumber come out and fix the busted water line i mentioned to him how much would it cost to do the house in it. he said around 2500.00

im interested in hearing anyones input who has installed it in their homes....pros cons?

 

[Ridgerunner]

I have not used it for plumbing though I wonder if this is the flexible piping I have used under sinks and such. I don't think so. It sounds like a miracle material and probably is a good choice for your application. I did a search on possible problems since most salesmen are hesitant to mention those. If you can keep it from freezing, out of the sun, and don't have a mouse problem it sounds OK but I have no experience with it.

https://homequicks.com/pex-tubing-problems

 

[baymule]

After the ancient galvanized pipe burst in our ceiling and flooded the house, we had it replumbed with pex. We sure got better treatment from our insurance company and prompt service than what you have. We were without water for 10 days. It was December, business was slow, so we struck a deal with the plumber and he went right to work. This was at our old house in Livingston. The pex was easier to install because they could thread it through the walls, versus tearing off sheetrock. They only had to make a few holes big enough to get their hands through.

We never had pipe problems again. We don’t own that house any more, it was probably 10 years ago, but the new owners haven’t had problems either.

Use PVC underground and up to the house, then switch to pex. It’s great stuff. I would definitely recommend it.

 

[Rhodie Ranch]

The soon to be ex hubs has been using the pex in this home. Its expensive but worth it. The fittings are the expensive part.

 

[bobm]

Our current home is now 22 years old. We have lived here for almost 4 years now. I have done numerous renovations and replaced many parts throughout this house now. We have not had any issues with it's pex water lines. All new home builders are using pex water lines on the West coast . Also, there are several companies in our area that are advertising that they replace copper water lines with pex piping for homeowners as well as insurance companies.

 

[secuono]

Most of our house is CPVC, but the parts to the laundry is now PEX. Was easy to install after the other cracked.
You could do it yourself, it's that easy, though, I find CPVC even easier.

 

[Rhodie Ranch]

Wish this home had Pex through out. My dog's water bowls and my brand new white bath sinks are turning blue. I remember this happened last year but went away when spring arrived. I googled it and found out that low pH well water is dissolving the copper piping in the house. I got a Water company to come out and the pH is 6.0; it should be a 7. The solution is to buy a new filter tank at the main, which will increase the pH. They want $2K for it and to haul away the old 1983 filter that is not hooked up. I don't have $2K and since hubs won't be coming home anymore (he's living with his paramour in Crescent ****ty), I guess that low pH water is my new normal.

 

[Rhodie Ranch]

Wish this home had Pex through out. My dog's water bowls and my brand new white bath sinks are turning blue. I remember this happened last year but went away when spring arrived. I googled it and found out that low pH well water is dissolving the copper piping in the house. I got a Water company to come out and the pH is 6.0; it should be a 7. The solution is to buy a new filter tank at the main, which will increase the pH. They want $2K for it and to haul away the old 1983 filter that is not hooked up. I don't have $2K and since hubs won't be coming home anymore (he's living with his paramour in Crescent ****ty), I guess that low pH water is my new normal.

hahaha....I call it Crescent City, but city is replaced with the plural of the alternative word for poop, which was blanked out here.

 

[Nyboy]

My water turns white orange told iron in the water. spent thousands on water system still have orange toilet.

 

[Nyboy]

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