Craftsman Tools Warranty

[Whitenuckler]

Old iron pipe… I remember trying to fix a water line at my Grandfather’s house. Each time we fixed a leak, the next joint down started leaking. I think my father and I turned a small leak into an all evening project chasing leaks down the line.

On that house I started at the water meter and replaced all with pex B. There were a few wall sections cut out and I had 20ft straight runs of pex which is hard to find. This house is not so bad, so I'm saving that project. I did get pipe insulation and wrap as much of the hot here as I could. I hate when you have to run the water to get it hot at the fixture.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

I love Pex. I don’t think I’ll ever sweat copper again!

 

[Whitenuckler]

I love Pex. I don’t think I’ll ever sweat copper again!

Have you tried the pex A? I guess that's what the pro's use, but I was shown the pex b iron crimp way so that's what I did.
I used 3/4" fittings for the main trunk lines. If you use pex A you can probably do 1/2" only. I don't have the tools for that.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

I’ve seen Pex A, but have a B tool. I like the black copper crimps.

All of my work has either been 1/2” or 3/4”. The 3/4” was hydronic line. All my regular water has been 1/2”.

 

[Whitenuckler]

I’ve seen Pex A, but have a B tool. I like the black copper crimps.

All of my work has either been 1/2” or 3/4”. The 3/4” was hydronic line. All my regular water has been 1/2”.

You loose a bit of cross section on pex b fittings. I did 3/4 from the water meter to the hot water tank and back.
Then 1/2" for the rest of the fixtures. I probably didn't need to, but I guess I thought bigger is better. I probably
didn't even realize I was loosing cross section at the time. The pex a expands over a 1/2 ID fitting but I'll probably
never try it. The only leaks I had with pex b were when I forgot to crimp it.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Same here. I’ve never had a leak on a crimped connection. I’m not worried about a little loss of cross section. It might be a noticeable amount of loss, but I don’t suffer from it.