Good example of usage stud guard steel plates for nail drill protection of pex water lines.
Pex water line and roofing nail.
Now it s time to rough in the lines to a fixture.
Cross linked polyethylene pex a type of flexible plastic is currently replacing traditional copper and galvanized steel as water supply lines in both new construction and remodeling projects.
Once it cools from soldering it can be safely connected it to the pex water line.
If you live in an area with acidic water copper can corrode over time.
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It s crucial to take a mixing valve apart before soldering it.
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Since you can t solder around the pex piping use a fitting called a pex 90 that sweats right into place on a mixing valve.
But even if you install pex fittings in a conventional main line and branch system the connections are quicker to make than soldering copper.
Upon going to the job to install the cedar i had no idea there were pipes in the celing.
Aparently there was 3 water lines in the celing 2 pex 1 copper.
A pex supply is unaffected by acidic water and is therefore a better choice in these areas.
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If your pex pipe is less than 1 inches from the edge of a joist or stud you must install nail protection plates along the face of the structural members.
Not only will this greatly reduce the chances of freezing but will help to save on insulation and hot water bills.
A couple weeks ago i installed a cedar closet liner in a small basment closet on finished sheetrock using pl and 2 inch finish nails.
Sharkbite 25 pack 1 2 in dia stainless steel pex pinch clamp crimp fitting.
Each blue tube supplies cold water to a single fixture.
A pex supply won t corrode like copper.
Today i get called in to lookat it to find out im being blamed for hitting all three pipes with nails and.
These are pex cold water lines in my daughter s new home.
Bury pex below the ground frost line if installing it under the ground outside such as for outdoor wood boilers furnaces main service lines etc.
Install pex pipe away from outside walls whenever possible.
