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kinked floor heat pipe

rhl
rhl Member Posts: 109
edited March 2019 in Radiant Heating
I have a question about it: if you running pex-al-pex pipes and you kink your line, is it a bad idea to use a fitting to fix the problem?

When would you decide to just start over again?

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  • STEVEusaPA
    STEVEusaPA Member Posts: 6,505
    edited March 2019
    You can usually carefully un-kink with a heat gun. Don't fully understand why you mention staple up in the title or the thread

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  • Steve Minnich
    Steve Minnich Member Posts: 2,868
    A heat gun works on PAP?
    Steve Minnich
  • rhl
    rhl Member Posts: 109
    I’ve modified the post. Pex Al Pex (which has aluminum in it) is not heat gun fixable.

    I’ve read the complaints about noise due to pipe movement, so I chose to use Pex Al Pex. However — that stuff makes it harder to handle, it kinks easier.
  • Steve Minnich
    Steve Minnich Member Posts: 2,868
    I would not hesitate to use the approved coupling for whatever brand you’re using.
    Steve Minnich
  • GroundUp
    GroundUp Member Posts: 2,293
    If it's not buried, I wouldn't hesitate to use fittings
  • rhl
    rhl Member Posts: 109
    Ok, great thanks.

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