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Pex for baseboard system

Bryan_15
Bryan_15 Member Posts: 3
in THE MAIN WALL
A manufacturers rep suggests using pex for hot water baseboard systems. Seems like it would save a lot of labor but I've never seen it done. Anybody using this and are there any disadvantages that I'm not thinking of?

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  • Mad Dog
    Mad Dog Member Posts: 2,595
    It's done more and more often

    We will use it especially on reroutes or repipes where there are a lot of finished walls. Its easy to snake. As much as I hate to admit - because I am Old school - I can't see any real disadvantages. But, time will tell. We are always told that the lastest products "will last 100 years..." we'll see. Mad Dog

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  • John MacGregor_3
    John MacGregor_3 Member Posts: 31
    Pex and fintube

    Two of my employees have it and we have polybute here in the shop now for 15 years with no problems
  • Jed_2
    Jed_2 Member Posts: 781
    And then there is.....

    PXA, Kitec, or, P-A-P; the best of both worlds! FACT!!!!

    Jed
  • Jim Burke comfort zone
    Jim Burke comfort zone Member Posts: 79
    pex for baseboard

    been using it for about 3 years & you cant beat it as far as time savings but i agree with mad dog from the old school nothing like a good sweat joint.
  • Jed_2
    Jed_2 Member Posts: 781
    PXA

    That's the only logical, cost effective, performance effective, product to use with convective radiation rough-in installations. Pex requires allowances for expansion and friction noise issues. PXA supercedes those issues. PXA retains shape bends, does not fight you, and pre-empts soldering procedures. Flow characteristics are superior to copper, and with the rising cost of copper, HOW can any responsible contractor NOT look hard at these FACTS?

    Jed
  • Weezbo
    Weezbo Member Posts: 6,232
    done every day all over the world.

    stadler rehau and wirsbo blast pass the copper installation times .... retrofit ,"around the stairs", two flights up and three rooms over ...radiant on second floor base board on top floor...then there is we have Leaks old quest or whatever no problem whip out the 1/2" or 3/8ths shove it through the other tubing ba bing! done deal! never attempted a slab as there are too many discrepancies in lay outs.
  • Dave Stroman
    Dave Stroman Member Posts: 766


    We use only 1/2" or 5/8" Kitec. They make the best angle fitting for the baseboards and the tubing does not make any expansion noise. I have not piped a baseboard job with copper for years.
    Dave in Denver

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