Joy, I'm hoping to speak with the manufacturer/distributor Monday. After that I'll know more. Thanks also to R. Townsend (Tuna) for his reply. Maurice > > Message Number: 56 > Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 18:06:11 -0500> From: "Mr. Joy H. Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: 59 Overlander plumbing re-fit Q's > > Maurice, > > I'm also trying to make the desision concerning PEX replacement for copper > pipe. I note that the local wholesale store offers opaque red tubing and > Lowe's offers opaque white tubing. The connector seem to be hand tighten. > However, I'm also aware that the compression type fittings are used with > PEX and cost pennies as compared to the hand tighten type fittings. The > quesiton is "What to Use?" > > The tool to make the compression PEX would be expensive as the tool costs > $100. However, future repairs would be mostly compression and very > inexpensive. > > I'd like to know how you plan to make the curves in the PEX, 90 degree or > 45 degree fitings. Do you plane to use existing copper plumbint extensions > with PEX? > > I'd really appreciate you thoughts. > > '69 Safari, Joy > > To unsubscribe or to change to a daily Digest, please go to http://www.airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html If replying back to this message, please delete all the unnecessary original text from your reply.
