Bruce
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I sit corrected. Guess they branched out
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Baymule
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A house I used to have had galvanized pipe in the ceiling. It busted and flooded the house. Had a plumbing crew in to redo the whole house in pex.
Dont think I want to retrofit this mobile home .
Dont think I want to retrofit this mobile home .
Bruce
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PEX is supposed to be more "freeze tolerant" than copper or other metal pipe. Presumably because it can swell a little without breaking. Garden hose as well, I've had days in the fall before I disconnected the hose down to the barn where the water froze in the hose but a bit of time above freezing and it opens up. BIG hint that it is time to pull the hose.
Of course one would do all they can to keep any pipe carrying water from freezing.
Of course one would do all they can to keep any pipe carrying water from freezing.
Weldman
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It's okay, the local stores don't even know what PEX is yet.
Bruce
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Really?! It has been around "forever" All but a small section coming from the pressure tank of the plumbing (what little there is of it) was redone with PEX when half the house was redone 10 years ago. Other than the on demand water heater and the black plastic pipe that goes out to the edge of the deck for pool and garden use (have to drain it for winter), everything dealing with water is in the rebuilt part.
Weldman
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We are circa 1980's
and if you do find something of quality at the hardware store you best order it online and have it shipped, it's cheaper. I just installed my toilet today to replace the water thirsty old one, got it in the mail directly from American Standard and saved few hundred.- Thread starter
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Baymule
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SageHill
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Everything in our barn is PEX and SharkBite - pretty simple. Of course we don't freeze like the rest of you do - but we do get belo freezing - sometimes into the 20s even 
Margali
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@Ridgetop Turning off water in a mobile home will be judgement call on age, insulation, and skirt condition. My new mobile home has Pex B pipes run in floor with insulation. Skirting is new basic siding. No freezing issues with fresh water. Sewer line is uninsulated in skirt and I occasionally run a bucket of hot water down toilets as flush slows.
Pex B uses shark bites or the metal compression rings. GO with the rings for inwall!
Pex A is used for inground and has much better freeze burst ratings. More expensive and uses expander tool to stretch pipe over fittings. That is what we used for our main water line.
Pex B uses shark bites or the metal compression rings. GO with the rings for inwall!
Pex A is used for inground and has much better freeze burst ratings. More expensive and uses expander tool to stretch pipe over fittings. That is what we used for our main water line.
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Baymule
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When in doubt, ask @Margali the engineer. That woman is so detailed oriented and has a mind like a steel trap. Memory like I’ve never seen and brilliant smart. If she doesn’t know it, she will study it and then she knows it 10 ways to Sunday and back. Margali you are convincing me to run pex to my barn when I build it.
