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- Are the PEX Type-B crimp rings all same (for 1 2 and 3 4 tube . . .
Meaning if I run across PEX-B, regardless of the manufacturer will the (1 2" and 3 4") crimp rings I have work - or do I need to buy the crimp rings from the manufacture of the tubing? Also do the shinny copper and the dull copper (or is it brass?) crimp rings use the same crimper tool and Go-No-Go gauge?
- PEX Crimp Rings - Possible Installation Problems
I understand how the PEX Copper Crimp tool works and how to check with the double sided Go NoGo gauge tool (different spots on gauge to check Go and NoGo) My questions are these: 1 What if the GO side if the gauge tool fits but it is a bit hard to press on?
- PEX installation made easy for old hands - Love Plumbing Remodel
When fishing PEX by pushing, I have run a long stainless steel whip through the path Then slide the pex over the whip to help guide to the hole Other rods could be used similarly You can run 3 8 pex or 3 8 soft copper alternatively A 3 8 is plenty big to supply a lavatory Another construction method is to use drop ear elbows
- What is the advantage of PEX pinch clamp vs. crimp rings?
Viega "PEX Crimp Hand Tool", Viega-41723-User-Guide pdf Says: "The maximum out-of-roundness of a completed crimp shall not exceed 006" This is the difference between the minimum outside diameter of a properly crimped ring and the maximum outside diameter of the same properly crimped ring "
- Polybutylene crimpers | Terry Love Plumbing Advice Remodel DIY . . .
Transition from polybutylene to PEX pipe Includes two color coordinated crimp rings – the black crimp ring is for PEX pipe, while the copper-colored crimp ring is for polybutylene pipe Certified for use in potable water and hydronic heating systems
- Which PEX Crimper? PLEASE HELP!!! - Love Plumbing Remodel
My local plumbing supply want $138 for a Veiga crimper The orange lumber yard wants $99 for a Viega crimper Are they the same tool? I want to run some new PEX and tie into some old PB Will the Viega tool work for this? Is there another tool I should buy instead of this one? Thanks! Ron
- PB to PEX adapter and crimping - Love Plumbing Remodel
The Polybutylene to PEX adapter fitting comes with a copper colored crimp ring for the PB side and a black crimp ring for the PEX side Can I use the same 1 2" rental crimp tool (which says its for PEX) for both rings or do I need a PB crimp ring tool as well?
- Pex crimpers | Terry Love Plumbing Advice Remodel DIY Professional . . .
This morning I swung by the supply house with the crimper and some 3 4 with fittings Sales guy confidently says, "Let me see that " and then I got to watch his face fall as he couldn't close the tool either Turns out it was defective somehow He pulled out another and it worked much more easily I left with the new crimper and had no issues
- PEX: crimp or compression fittings? - Love Plumbing Remodel
They are fine for a repair and one or two connections Pex had problems with the acetyl plastic fittings, but the tubing itself would also split, and not necessarily near a fitting It was just a bad material There are PB to PEX couplings, and you have to have a special crimp ring for the PB side
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