PEX VS COPPER PIPING

A PRESENTATION BY DURAN & SONS UNIVERSAL PLUMBING & ROOTER

PEX VS COPPER PIPING• IF YOU ARE DEALING WITH A WATER LEAK AND

THE ONLY SOLUTION TO THE ISSUE IS RE-PIPING, YOU WILL BE PRESENTED WITH TWO OPTIONS: PEX OR COPPER. • WHILE COPPER PIPING IS STILL CONSIDERED

THE STANDARD CHOICE, AS IT HAS BEEN FOR CENTURIES, PEX IS GAINING POPULARITY OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS. • LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE ADVANTAGES AND

DISADVANTAGES OF EACH CHOICE.

ADVANTAGES OF PEX PIPING• PEX IS A CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE

PIPE, • ITS FLEXIBILITY ENABLES IT TO BEND

AROUND MOST CORNERS WITHOUT COUPLING OR FITTING. • IT’S MORE RESISTANT TO BURSTS,

SINCE IT’S CAPABLE OF EXPANDING. • THE MATERIAL CAN WITHSTAND

EXTREME TEMPERATURES, CREEP DEFORMATION, AND CHEMICAL ATTACK.

DISADVANTAGES OF PEX PIPING • IF THE PIPES ARE LEFT OUTSIDE,

THEY ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE BY THE SUN’S ULTRAVIOLET RAYS.• COMPARED TO THE LIFESPAN OF

COPPER PIPES, PEX TENDS TO HAVE A SHORTER ONE. • THE PIPE’S IMPERMEABLE

MEMBRANE MAKES IT VULNERABLE TO WATER CONTAMINATION.

ADVANTAGES OF COPPER PIPING• COMPARED WITH OTHER METALS, IT’S THE MOST DURABLE

AND FLEXIBLE. • COPPER IS RESISTANT TO CORROSIONS AND IMPERVIOUS TO

ULTRAVIOLENT RAYS. • THEY HAVE BEEN PROVEN STURDY DUE TO THEIR ABILITY TO

FLEX SLIGHTLY.• IT’S CONSIDERED THE MORE ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY

CHOICE. • THE METAL CREATES A BIOSTATIC ATMOSPHERE WHICH

MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR BACTERIA TO DEVELOP WITHIN THE PIPES.

DISADVANTAGES OF COPPER PIPING• COPPER HAS BECOME EXPENSIVE,

WHILE PEX IS GENERALLY COSTS ABOUT A THIRD OF THE PRICE FOR COPPER. • BASED ON THE PH LEVELS OF THE

WATER YOU USE, COPPER CAN CORRODE. COLD WEATHER CAN MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR COPPER TO FREEZE AND BURST.

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