how about a Oklahoma,AR,MO,KS,TX,+IA GTG thread?

[Workshop]

Pex withstands being frozen better, too.
A lot better.

 

[stihl livin]

Do they still stretch/expand that pex then push the fitting in & put another pex ring over it ? We installed some like that & some with brass rings for clamping.

Matt’s looks like just push in, back pressure seal or am I an idiot and not looking at it correctly ? I have never seen that in pex but it’s been years since I put it in. I guess if it works for airlines it would work for water

Pex A is the expansion type pex b is the crimp style. You can crimp pex a but the expansion rings they say tries to shrink back to its original size for the next 50 years. We use the push to connect fittings for temp repairs. Lately I’ve seen lots of o ring failures in the plumbing world so I’m not sure what to think.

 

[stihl livin]

Pex withstands being frozen better, too.
A lot better.

Pex A withstands freezing the best but you are correct.

 

[JimBear]

Pex A is the expansion type pex b is the crimp style. You can crimp pex a but the expansion rings they say tries to shrink back to its original size for the next 50 years. We use the push to connect fittings for temp repairs. Lately I’ve seen lots of o ring failures in the plumbing world so I’m not sure what to think.

I believe the main stuff we used was called aqua pex, at that time. It made running lines a lot easier than copper & that brittle ass cpvc.

I only saw it freeze & expand to bursting point once. We had a mouse chew into it once also, other than that no issues.

They probably have cordless expanders now a days don’t they ?

 

[WoodAbuser]

-18° this morning. Yuck!

 

[Jetmd]

Happy Friday!

 

[Bryan Newton]

Morning yall
Have a good Friday and stay warm

 

[Workshop]

Morning everybody.

 

[Workshop]

Pex A is the expansion type pex b is the crimp style. You can crimp pex a but the expansion rings they say tries to shrink back to its original size for the next 50 years. We use the push to connect fittings for temp repairs. Lately I’ve seen lots of o ring failures in the plumbing world so I’m not sure what to think.

Ahh, I was not aware of type A and type B pex.
Would you go into some more detail, please? Are there obvious differences?

 

[Hedgerow]

matt did they use all push fittings? What did they get you for it?

I think that’s the thing now..

But who knows... it’s circa/2023 and up to date now... no more runs, drip, or errors..

Hopefully this PEX is as good as they say.

 

[I saw a lot]

2f and I get to work on an outdoor drive-thru display this morning. Happy days are truly here again.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Good morning y'all.
27 and clear.

 

[KS Plainsman]

Morning fellas. 15, windy and everything is covered in frost......but it's sunny.

Have a good day everyone!

 

[stihl livin]

I believe the main stuff we used was called aqua pex, at that time. It made running lines a lot easier than copper & that brittle ass cpvc.

I only saw it freeze & expand to bursting point once. We had a mouse chew into it once also, other than that no issues.

They probably have cordless expanders now a days don’t they ?

Yes they have cordless tool for expansion now. I remember the old hand expander and what a work out.

Ahh, I was not aware of type A and type B pex.
Would you go into some more detail, please? Are there obvious differences?

pex A is much more pliable and you can bend it in a very short radius versus pex b. If you link pex a you can heat it till clear and let it cool and it will be like new again.

 

[JimBear]

Yes they have cordless tool for expansion now. I remember the old hand expander and what a work out.

That’s what we had was the hand expander also.

We did some 1” main feeds at an old school that was being converted to apartments. It was a treat uncoiling & expanding that chit in the access/crawl tunnel under that building. That larger stuff was a bearcat to expand.

 

[Workshop]

Ahh, I see the differences now. Which means I need to go through my water filter, on the well at the stamp, and redo all the supply tubing.

 

[WoodAbuser]

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[JimBear]

The last line in this article is the best.



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[Sawdust Man]

Evening everybody.
The boys and me sorted through a bunch of cedar logs today, cut all the low grade stuff to 53" for cants.




Like that...


They'll be sold to a local mill that makes the 1/4" tongue and groove closet liner material they sell at the big box stores.

 

[BrettL]

Touched my chaps a couple years ago and threads froze the bar tip. I've tried everything I can think of short of taking the tip off. It's a nice, almost new Stihl 20" bar. Any suggestions? I've thought about heating it to the point that it burns or melts the threads but I don't know how that would effect the heat tempering of the bar.