[Shop-talk] a(nother) plumbing question

[Steven Trovato]

Around here (New York) Pex is really becoming a lot more popular, and 
not just in low end applications.  Here's an interesting 
article:  http://www.phcnews.com/march_07/pex.php
It includes the statement:
In North America, copper retains a market edge, but is quickly losing 
ground to PEX, especially in residential construction. Copper still 
dominates over PEX, especially in larger diameters used for 
commercial construction.


At 07:56 PM 12/12/2007, Pat Horne wrote:
>I would stay away from plastic pipe for water lines. Yes, it is done and
>it meets code, but the only time I've seen it is in apartment houses or
>low end condos. Houses generally use copper.