Expansion couplings/joint?

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kuribo

Feeling the Heat
Dec 10, 2007
388
SW WI
I have 50' of underground pex foamed in a trench which run from a boiler building into my basement near the basement floor. I will then plumb the lines into by propane storage tanks.

I am wondering what others have done to account for expansion and contraction of the pex lines. As I understand it, they may move a significant amount. They are 1" pex....What are others using to account for expansion/contraction? I assume there must be someone making braided stainless lines that I can use as an expansion coupling. Any suggestions?

Thanks....
 
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