Re: Qest Pex -- old or new?

Posted by Terry Love on December 10, 1999 at 11:22:06:
In response to Re: Qest Pex -- old or new?
: I recently (Oct. 99) had to have my 8 year old house totally re-plumbed after dealing with 8 : progressively worse pinhole leaks in the copper pipe. The typical story for around here : (Orlando FL area), where this seems to be common. Plumbers blame the water and the : water company swears that it is bad copper pipe and lightning. : The plumbers installed Qest Pex pipe in the attic since the house is on a cement slab. : When I saw the pipe, I commented that I thought I was getting old pipe since I heard : Qest was long gone due to the polybutelene lawsuit. They said "No, Qest was still a : leading manufacturer of Pex." : I didn't have time to argue at the moment, since the water was turned off. However, I can : find no evidence that Qest is still making pipe or that I have any kind of manufacturer's : warranty whatsoever. Anybody know if there is still a Qest company cranking out Pex? Gary, Qest is alive and well cranking out new PEX piping. This is not the old PB stuff. Terry

Posted by Terry Love on December 10, 1999 at 11:22:06:

In response to Re: Qest Pex -- old or new?

: I recently (Oct. 99) had to have my 8 year old house totally re-plumbed after dealing with 8
: progressively worse pinhole leaks in the copper pipe. The typical story for around here
: (Orlando FL area), where this seems to be common. Plumbers blame the water and the
: water company swears that it is bad copper pipe and lightning.

: The plumbers installed Qest Pex pipe in the attic since the house is on a cement slab.
: When I saw the pipe, I commented that I thought I was getting old pipe since I heard
: Qest was long gone due to the polybutelene lawsuit. They said "No, Qest was still a
: leading manufacturer of Pex."

: I didn't have time to argue at the moment, since the water was turned off. However, I can
: find no evidence that Qest is still making pipe or that I have any kind of manufacturer's
: warranty whatsoever. Anybody know if there is still a Qest company cranking out Pex?

Gary,
Qest is alive and well cranking out new PEX piping. This is not the old PB stuff.
Terry

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