Pex To Copper

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Pex to copper.

As the name suggests you simply push these fittings onto the pipes. If you don t want to bother with soldering opt for a sharkbite fitting. And since sharkbite pex comes at a fixed cost plumbers don t have to worry about fluctuating daily prices like they do with copper. The pex and copper are now connected and you don t need to do anything else.

Make sure that the end of the copper tubing is smooth around the edges before you insert it. For example you could expect to pay 8 000 to 10 000 to have a plumber replace the old pipes with new copper pipes in an average two bath 1 500 square foot home versus 4 000 to 6 000 for pex. Copper pipe basics. Copper to pex push fittings are available under the brand name shark bite.

If the copper pipe has a threaded fitting attached to it you will need to remove it first. About half of the copper used in the united states which would include plumbing pipe and fittings is created from recycled copper according to the copper industry s trade group copper development association inc. Quick lesson on uponor aquapex and copper water supply fittings. Pex s flexibility is great when you want to go around corners but bad when you need to stub out to a toilet or sink.

For example 1 2 in. They are made of brass which won t corrode copper and are manufactured with internal tines that hold the pipes against an internal o ring to make a watertight seal. As described above this fitting can accommodate a copper pipe on one side and a pex. You can sand around the end to remove any sharp edges.

Demonstrations on each how to connect pex to copper pipe. While copper pipe and fittings are still common many professional plumbers now use flexible pex for all new construction and in repairs and extensions to existing copper systems.