CPVC Or PEX For Re-pipe

Originally Posted by KillerToiletSpider

Their both junk.

Originally Posted by Seven-Delta-FortyOne

That looks like an advertisement for CPVC. You just pop in here to write an essay, full of misinformation, singing the praises of CPVC. Are you the PIO for a CPVC manufacturer?

For those reading this thread, some mis-statements:

-Manifold systems are probably the single most effective method of reducing pressure/supply problems, particularly to distant fixtures.

-Tankless water heaters are not for every application, but I've installed and serviced many, including periodic flushing with either commercial lime scale remover, or just plain vinegar. I've also installed point of use calcium filters for everything from tankless water heaters, to commercial ice makers, to commercial espresso machines. They work fantastically. I know, because I do the maintenance on them, including water testing.

-If your plumbing system is outlasting your houses, you're building some really $#itty structures. There is no reason why a stick-framed home shouldn't last 150 years or more. Maybe not with OSB, though.

-CPVC is nothing if not brittle. That is probably, besides toxicity, it's single greatest drawback. It is inevitable, period.

-CPVC is highly toxic. It leaches carcinogenic chemicals for years, if not for it's life. The single most toxic pipe that is approved for drinking water.

-Attaching PEX fittings is no more time consuming than gluing CPVC. In fact, the reason plumbers nationwide have almost universally switched to PEX, is because it is FASTER. Period.


For the record, I don't like PEX. I'm a copper guy. But PEX is far better, in just about every way that I can think of, than CPVC.




Delta

Originally Posted by VinylHanger

Isn't cvpc the pipe that breaks every time you go to turn the water off at a fixture. That in itselfnisnenough or me to not use it.

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Originally Posted by tjbnwi

Galvanized or go home...

Tom