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Right now I have both crimp fittings and quick disconnect fittings on the PEX in my house. The only differences I have found so far... Crimp 1. Requires a tool to install 2. made of copper 3. Costs 1/2 as much as copper fittings Quick Disconnect 1. No tools required to install 2. Plastic...

I am a do it yourselfer and to me that is UUUGGGLLLYYY. I mean at least when i did it I "mounted" the PEX to the beams to make it look nice. I guess thats more from running electrical wiring that I want it to look nice. Basically so you can tell "hey that goes here and that goes here" without...

hmm I have experienced just the opposite. How can you not like PEX? Its quicker to install, cost 1/4 of the price for the same amount of copper. I actually got turned on to PEX by the plumber who replumbed my full bathroom. I then used it for the 1/2 bath I installed myself (I am one of...

Or it could be like my house was before I installed PEX. 3/4" steal to 3/4" PVC to 1/2 pvc to 3/4" copper to 1/2 pvc to 3/4" copper. thats just on the cold water line. hot water line was same way. I removed most of the pvc and copper then ran 3/4" PEX upto everything and then reduced the...

I am sorry for "resurrecting" such an old thread but I had to say something. I found this while looking for methods to unthaw a frozen pex pipe that I surrounded with a ton of insulation (found out it got frozen because my kids closed the heater vent so it got cold in that room). Anyway THAT...