rsaritzky
New Member
This topic is duscussed every few years here, but I wanted to get some 2025 opinions. I'm starting a remodel on a 100-year-old house in Pasadena, CA. I'm going to do a full repipe. Most plumbing contractors are going to recommend Pex for cost purposes, but I'm concerned about the "strength" of the stubouts. I've done my own minor plumbing repairs for many years, and when an angle stop fails, it takes a bit of "pressure" to remove the old stop. But I can always sand the existing copper stubout and put a wrench on it to attach the new stop.
Pictures of even the most "robust" Pex stubouts concern me they seem "flimsy".. There are "sharkbite" style connectors and compression fittings, neither that give me a lot of confidence.
Pasadena's water is not acidic, and I haven't checked for Chloromines yet. But assuming not, I'm assuming that pinholes in copper stubouts is not something to be concerned about.
What does anyone think?
Pictures of even the most "robust" Pex stubouts concern me they seem "flimsy".. There are "sharkbite" style connectors and compression fittings, neither that give me a lot of confidence.
Pasadena's water is not acidic, and I haven't checked for Chloromines yet. But assuming not, I'm assuming that pinholes in copper stubouts is not something to be concerned about.
What does anyone think?