PEX Pipe Installation Tips for Beginners

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0:00 PEX pipe installation tips
0:08 Materials needed for PEX B pipes
0:31 How to convert copper to PEX B
1:14 How to add wood blocking for Delta shower valve
1:32 How to use PEX B copper crimp rings
1:59 How to connect PEX B to Delta shower valves

These supplies were used in our video:

Delta MultiChoice shower valve for PEX B (R10000-PFS-PX)
PEX B Tubing
SharkBite Crimper
Ridgid PEX Cutter
Go/No-Go Gauge
PEX B Drop-Ear Elbow
PEX B Tee Fitting
Sioux Chief AA MiniResters for PEX B
Crimp Rings with Stops
1/2" Female Copper Sweat Adapter
Ridgid Deburring Tool
Emery Cloth
Copper Pipe Fitting Brush
Oatey H-20 Flux
SafeFlo Solder
Flame Protector Pad
Bernzomatic MAP Gas

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[stevei]

Thank you so much for not adding all the extra fluff that so many people use. Nice and simple with no monologue.

[seanwhitman]

Special thanks in reference to "where" to cut the pex pipe to install a fitting, in this case the "T." Nobody, I mean NOBODY mentions this in any pex video I've watched Thanks!

[jacobaguilar]

I'm sorry but I've been installing irrigation systems for years and I'll never be convinced a flex hose holds pressure without expansion and pressure drop rather than a hard peice of copper pipe

[EL_Tarasco]

Awesome video! Can the hammer arrestors be installed upside down? My water source comes from the top.

[newvision]

PE x pipe needs regular support to avoid stress to joints.
It should be 90 deg bend to the mixer rather than another concealed joints. The arrestor is over the top

[joesantiso]

Helped me out a lot - thanks for posting

[stormbytes]

At what depth did you install the mixing valve? What depth and height for the drop ear elbow?

[jordankeough]

Only have a question why are you using hammer arrestors? Did you not install an expansion tank at the water heater? That is not a quick closing valve like a dishwasher or a laundry machine? By the way I'm a licensed plumber and was only asking to see if there's something you know that I don't

[billdrigun]

Do you find that the water flow is restricted using these fittings?

[jeffreyplumber]

looks good! but if the job is copper why put pex? just an example for homeowner if person cant solder? if they cant solder they would have used a shark bite at the transition

[ashrafgeorge]

What the size between floor to head shower I know the size from floor to valve 45”

[DummyTrucker]

What do you use the water hammer rester for?

[DumbCarGuy]

Just a quick note. There is no code for colored B pex tubing. You can do all red, white or blue. Color is irrelevant. A Pex is all white. Just saying when you go to the store you don't have to figure out how many of each color you need. Although it looks more professional. Make sure you buy the proper pex crimper for the pex rings you purchase. I know of two different configurations and they are not compatible.

[shantor]

You can also dry fit the whole set up and then pull away from board a little to get better clearance with your crimp tool. Of course get it where you want it first nice and level and plumb. Make sure nailing board is plumb if installing a tub spout and use copper for that

[danablanche]

Oh my god please don’t follow this “guide”…. You didn’t secure the pex to anything. Your pipe needs to be secured wether it’s flexible or ridged, you need to support you shit.

[thejosephfamily]

I hate not seeing PEX A, this reduces flow.

[lovetheNorml]

That style pexs should never be sealed in a wall.

[Hazardman]

You should not install air hammers there. First they are not needed, they are at the washer box. Second (at least in our code) it’s illegal. You have to have mechanical fittings have to be serviceable and those are not behind a shower wall.

[jackades]

I’m a plumber and everything u did was cringe worthy

[brandothemando]

Are water hammer arrestors required to be accessible?