Yes, I’m a PEX fan. I replaced all of my fresh water lines with PEX. For fittings, I used “Flair-It” fittings as recommended by Wally on his Stella Blue site. These fittings provide a bullet-proof water tight compression fit seal, and they are easy to install: just push it in and screw it tight. They can even easily be reused(as I can attest to). But best of all, they are affordable (about $3 each) and readily available in a plethora of fitting types. I purchased mine at a local Ace hardware.
I am about to install a saltwater wash down system, and I plan to use PEX and Flair-It to plumb access fitting at the bow, cockpit, and to a typical kitchen faucet sprayer at the galley sink. I may even plumb a sprayer in the head since I have an extra sink-top hole not utilize. - Paul E. 1981 C&C Landfall 38 S/V Johanna Rose Fort Walton Beach, FL http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/ > On Jan 31, 2019, at 8:47 AM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: > > Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 23:00:03 -0500 > From: "Rick Brass" <rickbr...@earthlink.net <mailto:rickbr...@earthlink.net>> > To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Replacing Water Lines... > Message-ID: <003301d4b919$71ceb480$556c1d80$@earthlink.net > <mailto:003301d4b919$71ceb480$556c1d80$@earthlink.net>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I've done a couple of plumbing and landscaping projects using PEX tubing. > Lowes and probably Home Depot sell a fitting for PEX tubing that uses small > teeth where the fitting engages the tubing and requires no special tool. You > simply push the fitting into the tube. I've not had any leaks I know of. I > can't recall the brand name.
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