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From: eric@megageek.com
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 13:52:49 -0400
Wayne, go here...

<http://www.ronshomeandhardware.com/P-600-1-2-Quick-Conn-Coupling-p/609984.htm>

Use these Watt's connectors and you don't need ANY tools!!!  They are 
great (and this is the cheapest place I found to get them in bulk.)

The are reusable and make plumbing a dream.  Why it is rated for air use, 
I wouldn't use them.

Here is why...

1- Moisture doesn't condense as much in plastic.
2-These lines and connectors aren't available in the size (1") that I used 
for the shop.

They are great connectors and work awesome.



Moose
"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational 
being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph 
Waldo Emerson 




Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com> 
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I need to replace some freeze-burst water lines (in my shop) and am 
considering going to PEX plumbing.  Anyone have suggestions on crimp tools 
and other necessary equipment to procure?  Looks like crimpers are still 
stupid expensive, but it's an investment I'm considering.

Are crimpers, bands, and fittings generally compatible between 
manufacturers?

And of course... can you use PEX for compressed air?  :)  I understand 
it's elastic enough to usually survive water freezing.  So it seems like 
you could safely use it for air, without concerns of it shattering like 
PVC.  And it's gotta be a helluva lot easier to work with than Eric's iron 
pipe woes!
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