Copper vs Pex vs SharkBite - Freeze Testing
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- Опубликовано: 14 дек 2017
- Matt goes Experimental & Freezes Copper and Pex piping filled with Water, Capped with SharkBite Fittings. Which will survive in this IN DEPTH Freeze Testing Build Show?!?
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As a landlord with occasionally vacant units in the winter, I have had my share of frozen pipes. I've had over 4' of water in a basement from a 3/4" supply line! Since switching to PEX five years ago, I have had ZERO issues.
Cpvc has a 3% expansion rate when it's new but as it ages it becomes brittle. So after as little as 8 yrs you would have very differant results. It would shatter. I have witnessed over and over again as a service plumber for tha last 20 yrs.
comment from Houston after our 16 degree freeze in February 2021. I have spent a lot of time trying to help friends with CPVC breaks, Lots of them
Thanks Matt! Great show. I am about to replace copper with PEX in a house and we have low temps from time. I really appreciate the time you put into the channel and helping everybody learn. Keep it up!
Plumber from Canada. Pex B splits and CPVC spilts. Pex A (Wirsbo) will resist splitting, the fittings however I'm not convinced are impervious to splitting. Enjoyed the video; reaffirms my religious use of Pex A
Nice test Matt. When I plumbed my primary home I went with copper but when I bought a cottage in Maine and had to replace the copper (well water created pin holes in some of the 35 year old lines) I went with Upnor pex to better resist freezing and the water itself. Bought a Milwaukee expander specifically for the job. Plumbed the whole place in a day. I know that copper has withstood the test of time but I'm really impressed with Pex. If it proves to be as durable as copper then I can see it becoming the new standard.
Very useful video, appreciate making it. Houston was hit hard this week. I got pex type A. Survived without an issue. Thsnks again for sharing.
I am glad I did my old house 4 yrs ago with pex it held great during last week's deep freeze at 9 degrees in Weimar.
That's a great test Matt. I really enjoy this as it's something I have wanted to see you for a long long time, ever since PEX first came out. I just plugged in my Cottage here in Eastern Canada where we get some pretty bitter long Winters and I used PEX for everything with crimp on fasteners. I made sure that every line has a downward slope to a common drain so all I have to do is open one valve and the whole place drains down. That being said it's good to know that I don't have to worry about freezing if somehow water ends up in the system and it goes below zero.
My home pex plumbing survived the freeze of 21
Thanks much for this video. Not having heavy plumbing experience I was curious about the cold weather. This really helped a lot.
Thanks for doing this test - makes me feel better about the Pex & Sharkbites used on a recent project of mine that I hired out. I've used SB on copper before, but no experience with Pex. This test puts me more at ease.
Looks like PEX has a few benefits, it's cheaper, stands up better and people don't steal it out of the house!
Just went through coldest winter ever in Texas our home has the pex pipes it did great thank u for your test and knowledge
A very good demo....I've always wondered about this kind of, freeze resistance, tubing offered and now I know....My thanks to the gent that made it.
I just had a CPVC pipe freeze & split under my house just last week...I'm about to replumb my whole house with pex...I live in Louisiana, btw, Texas wasn't the only place that froze over last week...
This was awesome . I subbed! its test like this I need to see to make my decision on our home .
Thanks, I picked up my first rental property and your videos have been very helpful
Great test, I would have loved to see you pressure test these afterward to see if they were actually water tight.
Great video, we have a trailer and food truck I constantly worry about in winter and this really helps me understand what happens and what options really work. thanks dig time