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Originally Posted by tophcfa
Yup, anything can fail. If you are home you’re going to notice it before it causes any significant damage. If away then it’s another story all together. That’s why we turn off the water to our house when we’re away. Our neighbor had one of those cheap push/pull toilet feed valves fail while they were away and it caused many thousands of dollars worth of damage.
Pex is great, way better than copper and way less expensive. Why it isn’t used in new construction in the Villages is beyond me? It is inexpensive, can be gradually bent, is extremely durable, very easy to cut and work with, and super easy to crimp fittings onto. And the best part about pex is that, unlike copper, it can expand and contract so it won’t easily spring a leak if it freezes. Plus you don’t have to worry about getting lead in your drinking water from sweeting fixings. The only real need for copper anymore is for a transition area when near something very hot like a hot water heater.
It’s really a shame that folks with newly built homes in the Villages have to redo cheap new construction plumbing.
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PEX?
Pex pipes are more susceptible to damage from exposure to UV rays, which can cause them to deteriorate over time if they're used for outdoor applications. Moreover, Pex pipes can react with certain chemicals in the water, potentially leading to leaching of harmful substances into the water supply.
“California?
The PEX EIR found that methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and tert-Butyl alcohol can leach from PEX in amounts that exceed taste, odor and health guidelines set by the State of California for drinking water.Dec 1, 2018”
“‘I had red hose’s which I think was better? I seen blue ones but don’t know difference in technology? ‘“
Not my words google has plenty of information.
I had pex in okieland agree it easy to work with if got good set of crimping tools which not cheap, still got my set. But, it also deteriorated, corroded, and drips/leaked over time with well water. Like everything else fails over time. This is just me but I wouldn’t want pex in closed wall just like I wouldn’t want shark bite in closed wall.