12-01-2013, 08:27 PM
Kev
I used the Pex plastic to re plumb my house in places (the lines had froze and burst). I didn't have the tool to do the banding and for a small job it would have been too expensive. I used shark bite fittings and they went direct to what copper was salvageable and even go direct to PVC. f I had a plumber do the job I would insist on the plastic. It is called Pex tubing. Some plumbers around here insist on copper still. Copper is inferior to the PEX in my opinion because of the plastic's resistance to bursting. It retains heat longer too keeping the hot water hot.
I used the Pex plastic to re plumb my house in places (the lines had froze and burst). I didn't have the tool to do the banding and for a small job it would have been too expensive. I used shark bite fittings and they went direct to what copper was salvageable and even go direct to PVC. f I had a plumber do the job I would insist on the plastic. It is called Pex tubing. Some plumbers around here insist on copper still. Copper is inferior to the PEX in my opinion because of the plastic's resistance to bursting. It retains heat longer too keeping the hot water hot.