Molo
Member
I just googled "PEX leaching". There are a lot of results condemning PEX as a harmful product. What does everybody else know about this?
Here's a quote:
"After three years of litigation, the
California Court of Appeal in Los Angeles ruled that a controversial plastic
drinking water pipe known as PEX (cross-linked polyethylene) must go through
an environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act
("CEQA"). Studies have shown that PEX pipes leach MTBE and benzene into
drinking water, that PEX may prematurely decay and rupture, and that the
flammable material may allow fires to spread rapidly through homes with PEX
plumbing. The court therefore upheld the decision of California's Building
Standards Commission to conduct thorough environmental review before deciding
whether to allow the use of PEX."
Here's a quote:
"After three years of litigation, the
California Court of Appeal in Los Angeles ruled that a controversial plastic
drinking water pipe known as PEX (cross-linked polyethylene) must go through
an environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act
("CEQA"). Studies have shown that PEX pipes leach MTBE and benzene into
drinking water, that PEX may prematurely decay and rupture, and that the
flammable material may allow fires to spread rapidly through homes with PEX
plumbing. The court therefore upheld the decision of California's Building
Standards Commission to conduct thorough environmental review before deciding
whether to allow the use of PEX."