Q. I have to install new water supply lines in my home. My current home has copper water supply lines. I’m intrigued by the plastic PEX material, but it seems too good to be true. Using PEX, I’d only ...

Q: I need to install some new water-supply lines in my home. I currently have copper. I’m intrigued by the plastic PEX material, but it seems too good to be true. Using PEX, I would only have a joint ...

Cross Linked Polyethylene water tubing, or PEX, is a relatively new product which was first introduced in North America in 1984. PEX has been primarily used for radiant floor heating, and more ...

Since its arrival in the U.S., crosslinked polyethylene (PEX) tubing has taken the hydronics industry by storm. That is primarily due to its reputation as being a durable, flexible, and, some might ...

Heat from the solar collectors is distributed through a radiant floor heating system using PEX tubing running through aluminium heat spreader plates. A hot water baseboard heating system is another ...

Tomas Lenman started at Wirsbo Bruks AB in Sweden in 1971, where he developed the production process for the first PEX process. In the North American market, he wrote the ASTM F 876/877 and CSA B137.5 ...