| Re: [GMCnet] plumbing questions [message #131785] |
Fri, 24 June 2011 00:22  |
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I think there is now a multi-size crimper that uses vise grips for a
power source.
And there are the push-on (Shark-Bite and similar) connectors. They're
more expensive than the crimped ones.
PEX is great!! And it comes in colors-blue for cold, red for hot, gray
for???
The polybutylene was damaged by constant contact with chlorinated water.
Fortunately, that's not usually a problem in RVs unless the owners were
full-timing. Our whole house is plumbed with polybutylene, and I don't
expect any problems, as our water supply is a spring, and there's no
chlorine anywhere near it.
RonC
On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:25:42 -0500 John Gann <John@Castle-Chaos.com>
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> For what it's worth I am going to be replacing all my pressure side
> plumbing with PEX. I used it in the last house I built and also in
> the house we are in now. I love the stuff, it is plastic and super
> easy to work with, and can handle being frozen without splitting.
> Only downside is it takes special crimpers, about a $100 investment
> per size. I seem to recall class action lawsuits with the
> polybutylene piping years ago.
Ron & Linda Clark
1978 Eleganza II
North Plains, ORYGUN
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78 Eleganza II
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