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Had a chat with a plumber in Omaha that changed how I look at PEX fittings
Was helping a buddy run new lines in his basement last Saturday and his neighbor stopped by... old school plumber named Rick. He watched me crimp a ring and said 'you know those brass fittings are gonna corrode way faster than the plastic ones in 10 years.' I always just grabbed whatever was cheapest at Menards, never thought about the long term chemistry inside the pipes. Anyone else run into pros who make you question everything you thought you knew about basic materials?
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blairm771d ago
Read some study that said brass dezincifies in certain water conditions.
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coleman.hannah1d ago
Wow, that study probably just made plumbers everywhere way more paranoid about their pipe fittings.
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cora_west51d ago
Right? Same thing happened to me with an old electrician who swore by copper over aluminum.
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