Like a thick strong hose pex is a flexible tubing material capable of stretching around bends and turns without pipe fittings.
Plastic water line connections.
If you live in an area with acidic water copper can corrode over time.
Contact your local plumbing inspector to see if cpvc is permitted in your area.
In new construction it was replaced by copper or more dependable forms of plastic pipe such as cpvc and pex.
John woodard our master water specialist discusses.
Apollopex barb fittings are a key component of the most economical potable water piping systems.
Brass pex barb x 1 2 in.
A pex supply is unaffected by acidic water and is therefore a better choice in these areas.
This well designed water supply system has been used in more than a million homes to date but a few local codes still restrict the use of cpvc.
A pex supply won t corrode like copper.
Cross linked polyethylene or pex is a plastic water supply line suitable for both buried and above ground applications.
Silver line plastics 3 4 in x 100 ft 160 psi plastic coil pipe.
Types of plastic water pipes are classified by their material.
If using a piercing valve once the connection is complete turn the knob to drive the needle into the pipe and pierce the side allowing water to flow into the water line.
Attach the water line to the 1 4 inch outlet on the water supply valve and tighten the connector nut with a wrench.
Brass pex barb x the apollopex 1 2 in.
Pex stands for cross linked polyethylene pvc stands for polyvinyl chloride and lldpe stands for linear low density polyethylene.
Cross linked polyethylene pex a type of flexible plastic is currently replacing traditional copper and galvanized steel as water supply lines in both new construction and remodeling projects.
The apollopex 1 2 in.
Item 24195 model 93 071.
Pex withstands chemical damage high temperature and high pressure.
But even if you install pex fittings in a conventional main line and branch system the connections are quicker to make than soldering copper.
Choosing the right tubing material depends on its chemical compatibility temperature rating and pressure of the fluid from your application.
Cpvc is capable of carrying 180 degree water at 100 psi water in the average home is about 125 degrees at 50 psi.
Female copper sweat adapter is simple to install and is designed as an economical solution for the transtion from copper tubing to pex tubing.