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Don't want the fittings to burst in freeze. Also while PEX can survive being frozen, I have not seen much about total number of cycles it might sustain before
by joeyh 7y ago
Don't want the fittings to burst in freeze.
Also while PEX can survive being frozen, I have not seen much about total number of cycles it might sustain before weakening.
Edit: Also I want to be able to drink water in winter.
- loeg 7y agoI'd be curious to know how much water expands under freeze vs how much PEX is compressed at a crimp fitting. It's not the same kind of force but the relative magnitude might be interesting.
- hcoyote 7y agoMatt Risinger (austin-based homebuilder) did a freeze comparison between copper, pex, and sharkbite fittings some time back. It was pretty interesting. At this point, I'd probably go for PEX-A (compression band) over PEX-B (the crimp style) because of the risk of getting the crimp not completely correct. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOeBJ8mDr8Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOeBJ8mDr8Q
- hanniabu 7y agoAlso I don't believe the UV rays from the sun are good for it. I think it weakens it as it does with PVC.