It probably can be bent more severely than i said with care or supported with a
spring.
As someone else said, it used to be thought that PEX should not come within 6
feet of a water heating system, I don't know if that is still true. The newer
materials are probably more forgiving. One of the
When at the hardware store recently, I was looking at some Pex accessories.
One thing they have that I thought was pretty neat are little pre bent
brackets that go around the Pex at a point you make a ben to maintain it.
Al
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From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
UPC:
604.11.2 PEX tubing shall not be installed within the first 18 of piping
connected to a water heater.
Of course, if the area adopts other codes, this may be different.
2006 PEX Design Guide:
PEX tubing may be connected directly to residential electric water heaters,
if the local code and
Like these...
http://www.pexsupply.com/Wirsbo-Uponor-A5150750-3-4-Plastic-Bend-Support-212
9000-p
Michael
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From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Alan Terrie Robbins
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 7:53 AM
To:
Hello folks,
My only comment on this is that it is always a good idea to try to come
close to the code when possible.
If you should ever have a problem such as a fire or the like and it turns
out that the disaster was caused by illegal creative engerneering your
homeowner's insurance may not
Well we have the refrigerator issue solved. First for the switch I got an
electrician in. Looking over the dilemma he is able to use the light switch
boxes a junction box and extend the raceway down to the floor then run into the
basement and up inside the wall between the dining room and
No, I have copper connected directly into the water heater/tank and no, I am
not returning the heated water from the furnace back through the pop valve. I
installed a T at the tank and the return line connects into the T. The pop
valve on the tank is functional as well as the other pop valve
Sounds like an interesting concept.
Never heard of it before, but around here with electric rates averaging
$0.07 to $0.08 per KW, conserving electricity isn't a big deal.
You must have some bad water. i know people on wells that are on 30 years
on their water heater, they have only replaced the
Also, when using PEX for hot water aplications, you need to use the type
with an Oxygen barrier. If you don't, it will degrade the PEX pretty
quickly.
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Blue skies.
Dan Rossi
Carnegie Mellon University.
E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu
Tel:(412) 268-9081
I was under the impression that you could bend it a bit tighter than a
three foot radius. In my investigations into underfloor hydronic radiant
heating, PEX is often used. To be able to make a 180 degree turn from
one joist bay to the next, the maximum curve would have to be less than
about
I just read a document which gave a chart according to the diameter of the PEX.
It looked to me like 3/4ths could be bent under 1 radii. I confess I don't
understand what that meant but it is clearly a much tighter radius. They didn't
mention anything about distortion of the shape, if that is
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
There seems to be some variance in the recommended bend for PEX. I have looked
up several references, most commonly recommended radius is 8 times the outside
diameter of the tube and this applies to the inside radius. A couple mentioned
6 times the outside diameter and one stated 10 times.
I don't have any filters, softeners, or anything else on my system. My water
is as clear as a bell but is on the acidic side. My basement ceiling is low
and there is no way I could change the anode without disconnecting the tank,
draining it and tipping it on its side to have enough clearence
Thanks for the info. I am going to plumb it in using the PEX and if I have
any problems I can always replace the PEX with copper.As far as temperature
is concerned, , last year I took the temperature of my hot water several times
a day. 6:00 in the morning after no use from 10:00 the
or if some well meaning inspector ever has need to come in on something
else; they may be well within the power invested in them to shut you down
for anything else they see and make you do you work all over again at what
could be the worst time imaginable.
On Fri, 20 Aug 2010, Cy Selfridge
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