that's the smaller diameter, that I have going to a water purifier. The 1/2 is maybe 12 inches.
On Thu, 19 Aug 2010, NLG wrote: > Thanks for the reply. Not sure where I got the impression that PEX 3/4 inch > could be coiled into a loup of 7 inches...Like I said, I never worked with > PEX before and with new technology coming out every day, maybe they have a > braded PEX or some product that can be? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dale Leavens > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 9:48 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] PEX? > > > > PEX is flexible but only to an arc of maybe 3 feet diameter. In your > situation you might consider a loop or an arc allowing you the extra length > when/if you need it. With a hundred feet though you should be able to replace > it when that occasion arises. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: NLG > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 9:18 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] PEX? > > I have never worked with PEX before. Under the impression that PEX was > flexable, I thought I had an application here where PEX would be ideal. Last > year I added a hot water coil to my wood/coal furnace to heat my domestic hot > water. This setup consisted of a stainless steel loup, approximately 24 > inches long and installed into the fire box of my furnace. Being > approximately 20 feet away from my electric water heater I could not utilize > a thermo-syphon, so installed a small circulating pump to move the water from > the bottom of the electric water heater through the loup installed in the > wood furnace back to the top of the electric water heater. I used 3/4 inch > soft copper to make the run from the electric water heater to the wood > furnace and back. This setup worked great last winter, reducing my electric > bill considerably. > > This summer, my electric water heater had to be replaced and like always, > the inlet, outlet, drain valve, as well as the pop valve are never in the > same location on the new tank as it was on the old. Not wanting to plumb the > system again with copper (knowing a few years down the road) I will have to > do it all over again, I thought I would connect PEX from the copper I have in > place overhead in the floor joyste to the electric water heater, thinking > that PEX would be more flexable and when the next time I have to replace a > water heater, the hook-up would be easier. I bought the crimping tool, copper > crimp rings, the fittings I needed and 100 feet of 3/4 inch PEX tubing. From > examining this PEX tubing I know that it is not as flexable as even soft > copper of the same size. > > All that having been said... Did I purchase the wrong type PEX? Without > installing elbows / 90 degree fittings, is there a way to accomplish a > substancial bend in this type PEX (perhaps type C). perhaps using a heat gun? > Or would heating the PEX enough to accomplish my goal diminish the integrity > of the PEX tubing? > > Thanks :) > > However, > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
