Hi, Yes, PEX, (cross linked polyethylene) is fairly flexible and comes in rolls. It can be expanded to fit over fittings then clamped firmly into place. It will form around corners to a point without crimping, a little depends on the diameter of the tube, I think about 6 inch radius.
Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: David W Wood To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 4:11 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] PEX tube what is Pex? David ----- Original Message ----- From: "chiliblindman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 1:08 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] PEX tube > Scott replacing part is quite possible. I had replaced what was in my > basement and let the risers in the walls and other areas for later. > Fittings to go from pex to copper can be soldered or compression so anyone > can do it with a little diligence. The assortment of compression fittings > is really good. > Last year I installed a manifold for all my lines with each having a > shutoff on the manifold distributor panel. The main lines to it are all > compression from the meter service. Matter of fact, all fittings on the > manifold are compression and are blind friendly along with copper to pex > compression fittings. The standoffs for mounting are also quite easy to > install. Depending on how much you want to do will determine expense > according to which fittings you choose for your own personal convenience. > .......................bob > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
