Oxygen Barrier PE-RT

[Weekend Handyman]

Has anyone used oxygen barrier PE-RT for baseboard hot water heaters?

If so, what are your impressions?

How do you think it stack up against Pex A and Pex B? ,

I am going to move a few baseboard heaters and have a crimper, so was going to give PE-RT a try. I have read it is more flexible than Pex B, which would be good for where I need to run the lines.

 

[John Gayewski]

Has anyone used oxygen barrier PE-RT for baseboard hot water heaters?

If so, what are your impressions?

How do you think it stack up against Pex A and Pex B? ,

I am going to move a few baseboard heaters and have a crimper, so was going to give PE-RT a try. I have read it is more flexible than Pex B, which would be good for where I need to run the lines.

I haven't used it for heating lines but I would. Heating lines need an oxygen barrier so if you use pex a it would need to be hepex. Pex b isn't worth a shit. Especially for heating lines.

 

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[Weekend Handyman]

I haven't used it for heating lines but I would. Heating lines need an oxygen barrier so if you use pex a it would need to be hepex. Pex b isn't worth a shit. Especially for heating lines.

Do you have to do anything different when working wit PE-RT. When I was speaking to the rep, he suggested supporting it more frequently ... like every two feet on a horizontal run.

Bex B would be a PITA for the project I have do for sure ... going up into floor joists to hit baseboard heaters with some pretty tight spots.