PEX piping for dummies
The maximum term of service – this time the impact of constant temperature and pressure on the pipe, which is capable of withstanding, without damage, taking into account the reliability factor. Temperature conducting medium (water) for the majority of PEX tubing is 60-75 ° C for hot water and about 20 ° C for cold.
If you observe the operating parameters imposed by building codes, use, and Metal, and PEX tubing provides guaranteed lifetime – 50 years. The next most important factor – is the possibility of linear expansion. Expansion ratio of PEX tubing is such that when heated by one degree of the segment is lengthened by 0.15 mm. At first glance, vnemnogo. However, if the heating tube is at 60 ° C, then at each meter will be added to 9 mm. To hinder the tube to expand in any case impossible – the internal stress is more dangerous than the workload and pressure. The destruction of PEX piping in 99 per cent – this is not the excess of operating parameters, and illiterate strip.
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