Pex To Copper

Sharkbite pex tubing costs about one quarter the price of copper.

Pex to copper.

Quick lesson on uponor aquapex and copper water supply fittings. As the name suggests you simply push these fittings onto the pipes. If the copper pipe has a threaded fitting attached to it you will need to remove it first. And since sharkbite pex comes at a fixed cost plumbers don t have to worry about fluctuating daily prices like they do with copper.

Copper pipe basics. As described above this fitting can accommodate a copper pipe on one side and a pex. If you don t want to bother with soldering opt for a sharkbite fitting. Copper to pex push fittings are available under the brand name shark bite.

You can sand around the end to remove any sharp edges. For example 1 2 in. Pex is especially friendly to diyers who find the various methods of making connections much easier than soldering copper fittings with a torch. The pex and copper are now connected and you don t need to do anything else.

Pex s flexibility is great when you want to go around corners but bad when you need to stub out to a toilet or sink. Demonstrations on each how to connect pex to copper pipe. Pex itself also costs significantly less than copper pipe. For example you could expect to pay 8 000 to 10 000 to have a plumber replace the old pipes with new copper pipes in an average two bath 1 500 square foot home versus 4 000 to 6 000 for pex.

About half of the copper used in the united states which would include plumbing pipe and fittings is created from recycled copper according to the copper industry s trade group copper development association inc. While copper pipe and fittings are still common many professional plumbers now use flexible pex for all new construction and in repairs and extensions to existing copper systems.