Why Use PEX?

[infinera06]

For all you video uploaders.....please don't add lousy raucous music in the background especially when your audio is already crummy.

[sunscorchxxx]

What the F is flying towards his ear at .13???

[dav1099]

I'd say you did a pretty good job for your first Pex video.

As far as ring removal goes use a dremal tool with a cutoff blade, works great. I have used Pex for quite a few years and have not had any call backs yet, I also use the Stainless Steel crimp clamps, that way you only need one crimping tool for all sizes.

keep up the good work on your vids.

5*****

[skoolvikings]

@dav1099 yeah the stainless steel crimp clamps work great only having to use one tool

[infinera06]

What's with the raucous background noise?

[jackburton2009]

Music is too loud, either turn it down or off (even better) in your videos.

[st2288]

FYI, up in Canada, it is ALL PEX..... time to change...

[jumpdance24]

Cuts like butter ?

Won't be any trouble to rats mice etc. lol

[mannasteve]

Great Job. I'm gonna redo my 1973 Airstream with PEX.

[67tr876]

Fuck pex !

[bolodjason]

@67tr876 easy man! Pex tubing is really good alternative to expensive copper! Copper distributors and manufacturer is mafia!

[67tr876]

@bolodjason bullcrap ! if you use pex your LAZY

[goodnoss]

Can we use pex pipe for natural gas line?

[charper140]

@goodnoss No!

[dpelpal]

I'll tell you once reason NOT to use PEX...rats LOVE to chew on it. I work in a store with PEX tubing to some water applications, and we had a brief rodent infestation. They chewed through Aquapex pex and also through parker parflex pex causing major leaks. I'd NEVER have PEX in anything that's as big an investment as my own home.

[malachy1847]

@dpelpal Get a Cairn Terrier and you will never have Rodent problems in your home .. Pex or no Pex their is no such thing as a brief rodent infestation.. Cairns were bred to dig out rats from stone CAIRNS!!!...check them out on Youtube.. very funny...

[32forever]

THX I learned a lot from this.

[singlewing44]

my dad is a pro plumber in Albuquerque NM- I am not, I am a do it yourselfer with a project home in Kansas- asked my dad what I should use- copper, cpvc, or pex- he indicated that he uses NOTHING but Pex now- said he has had NO problems with lines on anything other than the Sharkbite fittings, told me to NOT use them under any circumstances- so Pex yes, Sharkbite no- Pex employee? NOPE, guy who is probably gonna screw up his plumbing tomorrow morning? YEP

[seanroff15]

pex is garbage except for radiant heat the fitting are not the same diameter there smaller 3/4 flows like 1/2 and it looks like shit it cannot be installed in a way that looks professionally

[daprezzzzzz]

this is one big fat ad for pex and a lot of the posters are pex employees. that being said i think pex is great stuff

[tuvoca]

I like that you estimated the costs. Nice job. Thanks!

[Rusty1220]

Use SharkBite fittings with pex pipe, it may be more expensive but they work great.

[seanroff15]

@Rusty1220 sharkbite fittings are garbage see how they hold up in 10 years when u use them in the walls ur a hack there made for people with 0 skills

[michaelcherr]

Yes, you can use a dremel. I did it when I changed plans a bit on the fly and decided to change out an elbow for a T.

I slit throught the ring with a dremel (Hacksaw would probably work)

Then pry the ring off with a screwdriver, then slit the PEX and pry it off.

I bet it would be easier with the tool, but since the people reading this aren't going to use it that much, save your tool storage space/$ for something you will use all the time - like the dremel.

[kw757]

I'm not speaking from experience with PEX because I've never used it, but I would suspect that you could just use a Dremmel tool with a cutoff wheel to remove crimps instead of spending $30 on a crimp ring removal tool. Of course, that's assuming that you already have a Dremmel.

[justaguy777]

Nice vid. might be going with this route soon. My old galvanized pipes have horrible flow.

[pbr2424]

Indirect sunlight. Zurn fittings. Kitec fittings. Great stuff........Google it.......

[wwe107]

Why?  Hard water and cheaper.

[jbalt90]

The only problem i see is the type of pex your using. I'm a plumber and make repairs the PBL (polybutylene) pipe using the crimp fittings all the time. The crimp ring is copper, which corrodes, as you said. We use uponor wirsbo expansion pex connections,much better than the crimp style. I've heard of rats eating through the pex pipe, was just wondering if it was insulated. I think pex is good, but sometimes you need the strength of copper

[jokersexclusive0]

Sounds like a bunch of angry plumbers to me. why in the world would one care if the plumbing lines behind their walls is square and looks good? Second, rats will eat anything including the crummy work union plumbers do to rob you. ATTENTION, Plumbing is easy. Try it and you will find out. No need to pay over priced plumbers and their unions again.

[jlm993]

I like pex, the thieves around here break in at night and rip out half of the rough in when you use copper.

[jackburton2009]

@jlm993 Had that happen to me, unreal, never thought that would happen. We're talking about real low-life scumbags here, sub-humans that don't deserve to live in civilized society.

[kenx626555]

try finding a rat that made a home between your walls and under your house and in your attic, just chewing through that stuff like if it was peanut butter dam lego lovers cause thats what this product is. we are grown adults this pex stuff is child play,hate it with a passion very stupid invention i throw the book at whoever invented that shit!!!!thats what it is

[kenx626555]

rats chew on that stuff to clean there teeth had a dozen service calls out here in cali on brand new homes!!!!had to tear all that stuff out waist of money!!!!!!sorry man just my honest opinion

[gizmo106983]

hey bud i have never even heard of any body crimping pex we just use textight fittings

[5thcorps]

What the hell is textight?

[d1architect]

I appreciate this posting, honestly I do. However, next time could you edit a little bit better? The fade ins and outs were extremely confusing and made watching this frustrating

[theseeker2001]

Plumber's Complex = "The world couldn't possibly survive a week without our vast knowledge and expertise - a homeowner isn't qualified to turn on a tap without a qualified plumber present." Reality: plumbing is the easiest of ALL of the facets of the building trade. Stupid Illegals plumb an entire house with this spaghetti shit up here in one day and it may be ugly but it works. I haven't seen a new house done with anything but pex for the last few years...

[daddyofaustin]

yes pex is easy to run but it looks like crap. i am a plumber and plumbers run their lines square. it looks cleaner and it also makes it easier to trace out a line to make repairs after johnny home owner screws it all up. take your pex tools back to home depot and call your licensed plumber.  we have years of experience. you have four minutes on youtube. lets all do each other a favor. no offence intended.

[chris44441111]

lol do it your self nubs on your video copper "corrosion" occurs from oxidization oxygen air eats away all metals over time the difference is the lenth of time it takes... maybe edit that into your video or call a plumber gg thx

[ivygerry]

We bought a new home last summer. The plumbing is all Pex. I bought a set of crimpers that accept both 1/2 & 3/4 inch. Great stuff! No more soldering!

[2414ah]

What do you think is better? Crimp or expander? I use an expanding tool and have never had any issues with it. Of coarse everyone will have a leak or two, but nothing a pass with a torch wont cure.

[vanhufman]

With expansion you dont lose the diameter in the pipe. The pipe is being stretched over the fitting therefore there is no loss in size there being less wear when the water is forced into a smaller diameter fitting as in crimping. Expansion is more expensive in the tools and in the install because it takes more time then a one shot crimp.

[kzachev]

You don't need a crimp ring remover. Use a torch and heat the ring itself then simply pull the pex off the fitting

[iGotNoTime]

Ok in reply to all the bashing on pex, I am sure you are all professional plumbers. See the pros will always bash on it, why? Because it is so easy their work could be cut down drastically when home owners see how easy it is to use and do themselves. The bashing is out of fear. Homeowners and DIY people, ignore them. I re-plumbed my entire house in just 2 evenings, no loss in pressure and no leak.

As far as the rats, I don't have so I don't worry.

All the tees was my son practicing crimping.

[Spiffy303]

It's not the pro's bashing it. Most plumbers will use it when ever they can. It is easy and cost effiecient for both the customer and the busy expert. Copper still does have it's place in many areas.

We aren't scared of homeowner's trying to do their own systems, they have been making a mess of them for years. It's your good at it then right on, if not, we'll be seeing ya.

[maddogg1974]

I am a licensed plumber and I frown on homeowners attempting to plumb.

It is illegal and dangerous.

 "licensed plumbers protect the health of the nation"

[jlm993]

It is not illegal if it is my house.

[timothyh71]

@iGotNoTime

No offense but PEX is the flavor of the month. It will go out just like CPVC and Polybutylene. There is a reason why copper has been around since the turn of the century. The corrosion in copper is due to the flux not being wiped away or the system flushed properly. As far as PEX ,ladies and gentleman, your water is mixing with the chemicals in the plastic (polyethylene) and is causing health risks. Those risks are cancer and birth defects. Copper is a more natural

[maddogg1974]

I am always hearing of rodents chewing through pex lines. I don't like that.

[ls1phsyco]

corrosion is caused the flux if not cleaned up!

[killyourself63]

whats with all of the tees?

[akaalgorithm]

PS:

Use a dremmel with the cutting blade or take it to a grinder!

[akaalgorithm]

I have not had to replace any pex. I have only had to repair spots that have been knawed on by rats.

I love PEX!

[ls1phsyco]

yeah, but I've heard complaints about pressure loss with this system, since the fittings that go in the pipe reduce the diameter of the water flow!

[billabongcocker]

since pex can bend though you can fish it with less fittings. ive gone from a bottom floor to top floor with no fittings, i stand by pex, makes my life easier

[akaalgorithm]

Well the key in that regard is to run separate lines to areas where that is an issue!

Really asking questions like this beforehand is the key.

Research is the key- whatever material you choose.

[deezynar]

Is1phsyco, Water supply systems MUST be designed for the specific material & brand that is used or you can expect trouble. By "design" I mean that every length of tube needs to be sized to carry the water that'll go through it & not exceed a certain pressure loss.  The sizing process must be done using the design manual from the tubing manufacturer. Copper can be designed using a code book, but PEX can't. You can't swap a 3/4" PEX tube for a 3/4" copper tube & expect it to work. Take care.

[vegasknight2]

Mechanical engineers should size all piping. Depending on your application, 3/4" PEX tubing can be used in place of 3/4" copper.

[deezynar]

vegasknight2, thanks for the input.

A mechanical engineer or an architect must stamp commercial work, but residential doesn't need it where I live. I agree w/ you that someone who knows how to lay out & size plumbing systems needs to do the design even on residential. You're correct that it may be possible to swap a PEX tube for 1 of copper of the same size, but as you said, it depends on the application. That's why I said you can't *expect* it to work, you have to run the #s. Cheers.

[elboxo]

Why?

[deezynar]

Hi, elboxo. I got a notice that you replied to one of my comments w/ the question, "Why?".

I'd be happy to try to give an answer if you would be more specific. Take care.

[elboxo]

Sorry i was only wondering why you cant swap 3/4 pex for copper and it wouldnt work.Personnally i prefer copper but use alot of pex as its faster

[deezynar]

Hi, elboxo. Great question. All tubing offers resistance to the flow of a fluid. Each type of tubing: PEX, all the types of copper, PVC, iron pipe, etc. all have a different amount of resistance for a given length. That's because some materials are slicker than others & also, a tube sold as 1/2" inside diameter usually isn't & each type of product varies from each of the others. Get some 1 to size it for you, or learn how to size it yourself. There are YT videos on it to get you started.

[barbershop22]

Turn that damn background music off....

[hnybny]

If you want to know everything about this revolutionary material, I suggest you read the book "Water and Pipes" It was published by Wirsbo Bruks AB of Sweden in 1982. The book was co-authored by Tomas Lenman whom is known within the industry as Mr. PEX. This book is published in three languages.

[hnybny]

Then there is the composite (layered) tubing we call PAP (PEX Aluminum PEX). This material also has some very interesting charictoristics. Although not as popular as its big brother PEX, I find it just as reliable and use more of it all the time.

[hnybny]

I found it interesting that you chose to portray the color of PEX to be somewhat important rather than the physical charictoristics of the material itself. For instance; there are three different kinds of cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) tubing. Some are better than others and then some are even sold with a protective coating (EVOH) to prevent oxygen from entering closed loop heating systems.

[hnybny]

Although PEX is somewhat resistant to freezing it is certainly NOT freeze proof. It can and will freeze and rupture, just not as quickly as most other commonly used materials in the plumbing & heating industry such as copper or CPVC.

[maddogg1974]

I hate frozen pex because thaw machines don't work on them.

[toddosborn]

Nice video! About to do some PEX work too with a tankless external water heater... Thanks for your info!

[iGotNoTime]

Yes hot and cold both and both in pretty extreme temperature ranges. One nice feature is you can buy the hot lines in a red color for easy identification.

It is very very easy to complete what used to be difficult plumbing jobs. No joke, my youngest son did a large majority of our home's plumbing with PEX. If only he could clean his room with the same enthusiasm. :(

[reyesfloors]

hey can i use this pex for hot water<

instead the metalone