Spread the loveIntroduction: When working with plumbing, it’s not uncommon to encounter different types of piping materials. More often than not, you may need to connect Pex piping to copper for ...

My inspector says I can use PEX pipe, and it seems too good to be true. I've never worked with PEX, but I have some experience sweating copper tubing.

PEX (or crosslinked polyethylene) was introduced in the US around 1980 and is often seen in radiant heat flooring applications, but has now become commonplace for repiping and plumbing repairs ...

Tim Carter The red and blue PEX pipes will supply hot and cold water to each plumbing fixture in this new home as soon as they’re connected to a distribution manifold inside this closet. By San ...

Soldering copper pipes is a more advanced DIY skill, but a great one to have if your house contains copper plumbing. Here's a complete walk-through of how to solder pipes. Since PEX tubing is ...

There are no joints at all that can leak between the two points. I prefer the Uponor PEX system. You create a leakproof connection using a small PEX collar that slides over the end of the tubing.