Sharkbite 25 pack 1 2 in dia stainless steel pex pinch clamp crimp fitting.
Pex water line and roofing nail.
Install pex pipe away from outside walls whenever possible.
Aparently there was 3 water lines in the celing 2 pex 1 copper.
A pex supply is unaffected by acidic water and is therefore a better choice in these areas.
Since you can t solder around the pex piping use a fitting called a pex 90 that sweats right into place on a mixing valve.
If you live in an area with acidic water copper can corrode over time.
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It s crucial to take a mixing valve apart before soldering it.
A couple weeks ago i installed a cedar closet liner in a small basment closet on finished sheetrock using pl and 2 inch finish nails.
These are pex cold water lines in my daughter s new home.
Good example of usage stud guard steel plates for nail drill protection of pex water lines.
Now it s time to rough in the lines to a fixture.
Cross linked polyethylene pex a type of flexible plastic is currently replacing traditional copper and galvanized steel as water supply lines in both new construction and remodeling projects.
Once it cools from soldering it can be safely connected it to the pex water line.
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Not only will this greatly reduce the chances of freezing but will help to save on insulation and hot water bills.
A pex supply won t corrode like copper.
Install nail protection plates to prevent accidental pex pipe punctures.
Each blue tube supplies cold water to a single fixture.
Apollo expansion pex is available in red white and blue for the simple identification of cold water hot water and main water lines.
The apollo expansion pex system is a comprehensive cold expansion piping system comprised of brass fittings poly alloy fittings manifolds valves fasteners tools and tubing designed for implementation in.
Bury pex below the ground frost line if installing it under the ground outside such as for outdoor wood boilers furnaces main service lines etc.
But even if you install pex fittings in a conventional main line and branch system the connections are quicker to make than soldering copper.
