Pex To Copper Pipe

Half inch pex tubing costs about one third the price of copper.

Pex to copper pipe.

Quick lesson on uponor aquapex and copper water supply fittings. Decades ago copper was the most widely used pipe type for many plumbing applications. Why transition from copper to pex. In fact if you were a plumber before the year 2000 you may have used copper to replace hazardous galvanized pipe which is known to corrode.

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. 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. Demonstrations on each how to connect pex to copper pipe. Pex tubing made from high density polyethylene has become the go to tubing for plumbing repairs and replacements due to it s cheaper cost durability and flexibility.

Half attaches to the pex pipe and the other half attaches to the existing pipe either copper or pvc. Screw the adapter onto the copper fitting using plumbing tape and a wrench to make a tight leak proof connections. You can buy these with both male and female threads. But if you re doing a medium to large plumbing job you ll usually save on pex over copper.

Push the pex pipe onto the barbed connector on the other end of the fitting and secure. You can connect pex tubing to a threaded copper connection by using a threaded adapter. Follow me on instagram. Pex fittings are faster.

Pex is especially friendly to diyers who find the various methods of making connections much easier than soldering copper fittings with a torch. Pex has several advantages over copper pipes. Some of the savings will go towards purchasing a special tool to install the fittings.