Someone else on the list went with pex and circulated photos a couple years ago. Very professional-looking. I’m sticking with hose (for now) because it bends easily where needed.
From: Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 11:40 AM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> Subject: Stus-List going all pex I have been going nuts with fresh water leaks lately. It seems like the ½” hose has lost its flexibility over the decades, it is now rock hard. I can’t get it off any barb, I have to cut it off and the hose is so stiff I can’t get a leak-free connection anymore. I got out a spare role to replace it and that stuff too is about as flexible as iron pipe, I guess I saving it for 30 years was not cost-effective ☹ I never though of ½’ water hose as an expense before, but the stuff is expensive now too! I think it is over $3/ft at West Marine and $1/foot off Amazon for Chinese chemical-smelling hose. Certainly no one plumbing a house is putting up with this, so I asked and the hardware store clerk turned me on to PEX tubing. It is cheap, like $0.50 a foot, and is strong enough to freeze and not burst. I got the special crimp tool and stainless crimp bands off Amazon for $25 or so and a 12-pack of PEX to NPT fittings. I think it is time for all the old hose to go. Joe Coquina
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