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pex or pexalpex

enough to be dangerous
enough to be dangerous Member Posts: 25
in THE MAIN WALL
Besides personal installation preference is there any real performance advantage of either Bow oxypex (plain PEX pipe with an oxygen barrier) or Kitec piping for floor heating applications.
I can get either one and the Kitec is about 1.5x the cost of the Bow oxypex.

pasquale

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  • Mark_7
    Mark_7 Member Posts: 123
    PAP or PEX

    We use all PAP it's easier to roll out and the thermal cond. is higher then PEX.If it's bent in a 90 degree bend it stays there, a little less cuss-in on the job.
  • cruizer
    cruizer Member Posts: 48


    Pex-Al-Pex:
    No oxygen gets into the system. 1/7 the expansion rate of regular pex (no noise due to expansion). No chance of scraping off the outside oxygen barrier. Less labor to install. Pliable warm or cold. Retains it's shape.
  • jerry scharf_2
    jerry scharf_2 Member Posts: 414
    make sure you can get fittings

    I like PAP, but out here it's much harder to get PAP fittings compared to PEX. If you don't have your local supplier stocking the whole range of fittings, it could be a real pain.

    jerry
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