We are about done with a major remodel that included adding a half bath and moving the master bath. The plumber I hired to do the rough plumbing (I am doing the final) wanted to use PEX. I disagreed and we settled on CPVC. I had that in the last house and in the 14 years we were there it never caused a problem. What bothers me is we are on at least the third generation of PEX now. Each time they come out with a new version it works great for 5-10 years and then starts failing. Maybe the current stuff is fine but they said that last time.
My son and daughter in law recently bought a nice house. I inspected one or two they were looking at but not this one. It has PEX. It split a little over a week ago in two places on the hot water line. During the repair, it was clear it had split before. The house is less than 10 years old. The splits were at bends. They were under the house so the insulation got wet but maybe they get it dried before they had mold. And then wait on the next split. He is thinking of changing it out but that is a big job. The plumber that did the repair refused to use CPVC. I told my son to make sure he is never in his house again.
I have copper, some PVC on cold water supply, and now some CPVC for both cold and hot to the newest bathrooms. Copper costs the most and takes the longest to put together but I am most comfortable with it's longevity. I am reasonably comfortable with CPVC. It is much quicker and cheaper than copper. But I am pretty determined to avoid PEX.
Any other thoughts or experience?
Jim
My son and daughter in law recently bought a nice house. I inspected one or two they were looking at but not this one. It has PEX. It split a little over a week ago in two places on the hot water line. During the repair, it was clear it had split before. The house is less than 10 years old. The splits were at bends. They were under the house so the insulation got wet but maybe they get it dried before they had mold. And then wait on the next split. He is thinking of changing it out but that is a big job. The plumber that did the repair refused to use CPVC. I told my son to make sure he is never in his house again.
I have copper, some PVC on cold water supply, and now some CPVC for both cold and hot to the newest bathrooms. Copper costs the most and takes the longest to put together but I am most comfortable with it's longevity. I am reasonably comfortable with CPVC. It is much quicker and cheaper than copper. But I am pretty determined to avoid PEX.
Any other thoughts or experience?
Jim
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