Going down the rabbit hole on plumbing - copper, pex, something else?
Last Post 08 Jul 2022 10:59 PM by sailawayrb. 4 Replies.
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06 Jul 2022 04:07 PM
As we begin to design our house, a healthy house is a TOP priority. We want very safe and clean drinking water. We will have city water available, but plan to use a cistern/rain water.

Really don't know what to do about plumbing for drinking water. Plenty of sources to tell you all of the choices have problems.

This looks interesting, but has no history
http://legendvalve.com/pws1/hyperpure

I can't read the full article:
https://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/article/how-safe-is-pex-tubing

Tin foil hat warning:
https://www.mychemicalfreehouse.net/2018/02/best-option-for-pipes.html

https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/amid-pipe-wars-researchers-wary-plastic-pipes-leaching-chemicals
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07 Jul 2022 02:55 PM
No shortage of bad opinions on this subject. Almost as toxic as Fox News...speaking of going down rabbit hole...

Frankly, the only way to plumb these days is PEX. Some plumber trade union lobbyists will tell you otherwise for sure and put out related propaganda to convince you too. Just use a quality PEX like Uponor PEX with ProPex expansion fittings made for potable water. Maybe put RO filtration on your drinking water faucets to be extra safe (not the PEX so much as other stuff that is in water these days). PEX has been safely and successfully used in Europe since the 1950s.
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08 Jul 2022 02:40 PM
Elic, Be aware of this: https://www.classaction.org/news/discontinued-red-blue-uponor-pex-piping-plagued-by-cracking-defect-class-action-alleges
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08 Jul 2022 05:45 PM
Thank you. Its never easy.

How do people feel about the PE-RT plumbing?
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08 Jul 2022 10:59 PM
Right, never use the cheap colored PEX ever. That discontinued stuff was made by some company that Uponor purchased years ago that used Chinese stuff. Only use the clear whitish Uponor PEX, Type A, expressly for potable water use (not for heating use) that uses expansion ProPex fittings. All the best PEX and hydronic radiant stuff comes from Europe.

https://www.uponor.com/getmedia/8d50504d-ea71-477a-9965-05bf7424aab3/uponor%20pex%20vs%20pe%20rt%20fact%20sheet.pdf?sitename=Canada
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