This is a video on a plumbing job using pex and copper crimp rings. Also some info on a inside the pipe reamer/cutter and replacing rotten flooring. This was in a double wide manufactured home.
Plumbing with Pex Part 1
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I've been replacing the old shut off valves and faucet connectors in a mobile home and use pex with the stainless steel clamps and ratchet tool. That first ratchet takes some strength to make but then the last 10 clicks get easier and easier until it's done. One other thing- if you cut a pipe close to the floor to put on the pex coupling you should tie the pipe or secure it some way because they can slip down the hole after you cut it and disappear underneath and you'll have to go underneath and open up the belly to bring it back up through the floor hole and that's a whole lot of extra work. lol
Hey Brett just curious. May be a stupid question but why are you cutting inside drain pipe with the cutter. Is it just to clean it out?
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Hey Brett jut curious Im going to be redoing a double wide myself with pex. What size pex would you need to use and how many feet would it take?
I don't really have any problems with them myself, but others often do. It is way easier though to use the Pro Crimp Rings to resolve that problem if someone has it. IF they are not available, slightly bending will work though, as will tape. Thanks for watching and commenting. Take care, Brett
If the ring keeps sliding down the pipe, Just bend the ring with your fingers very slightly and it will hold in place on the pipe. Ive been doing it for years and checked with "go – no go" gauge. Works fine for me.
Very true indeed !! Thanks for watching !! Take care, brett
Glad to help, thanks for watching and subscribing !! Take care, Brett
Added bonus: your water lines wont get stolen by copper thieves if the house happens to be vacant for a while.
Cool! I did not know any of that! The stainless rings would make sense in a more corrosive enviroment. If I ever get a residential re-pipe job I will have to try it! I work mostly commercial/industrial but I do residential side work all the time! Thanks for the info!
Not sure on comm./indust. applications, I mostly do residential. However, Pex has been widely used in Europe for 30-40 years or so and in the US for past 20. I would choose Pex over Copper every time if it was code there to do so. You cannot let it be in direct sunlight though. I have a friend in Fresno and he uses it with stainless steel cinch rings due to the area and the ocean. I am in Tennessee and use the copper crimp rings. Take care, Brett
And please keep in mind that I might be biased in saying I don't like plastic plumbing because I like copper and solder so much!!! 😉
Interesting, I didn't even know PEX had been around that long! I am certainly impressed by how quickly something can be piped or repaired using it. I have never used it myself but, it must be good stuff or it wouldn't be so commonly used. I am curious now: I know they are using PEX on new builds or re-pipes for homes. Is it legal for commercial/industrial applications in your area? I live in southern California and to my knowledge new commercial buildings are still plumbed in copper…