Recent content by Todd Jamison

Hi folks! My old AO Promax hot water heater just turned 12. No issues thus far, but we're getting ready to put new carpet in our basement and are thinking about getting a new water heater as part of the renovation project as a preventative maint thing. Our current water heater gets horrible...

You'll want to cover or replace / cover as soon as possible. Pex is incredibly sensitive to UV light, and at some point will become brittle and crack. If this were my house, I'd redo the connections, and make sure it was covered up the same day. The photo above with the cover that guys used...

I used a couple 8 port multiport tees from Uponor. They were about $30 each and I've had ZERO issues for over a year. The couplers in the photo were due to removing a manabloc I had in place that kept leaking due to compression connections on the hot side loosening over time. My system is 100%...

I installed a manabloc with compression connections with aquapex tubing. The cold sides worked just fine, but the hot side connections wiggled loose three times throughout the duration of a year. I tightened the connections to spec but over time they would start leaking again. I'm not sure if...

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Hello, I am in the process of installing Uponor Aquapex (with expansion rings) in my home. I've been trying to eliminate as many elbows as possible by doing sweeping bends and using bend supports out of the walls. I do have a few bends, however, that feel pretty tight, even with 1.25" holes...