The 5 BIG MISTAKES Beginners Make When Installing PEX (Watch Before Installing!) | GOT2LEARN

Here are 5 PEX mistakes you do not want to make!

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[ayerimosfox]

Had to replumb my entire house myself 14 years ago in pex due to poor local contractor work. This is by far the best advice anyone can give.

[glennbrooks]

This is just what I learned in the past week. If you plan to use a lot of water for a swimming pool and / or watering a garden do this. Run a separate line from your main supply . I got 14 years and the brass fittings started to leak. Had to replace all fittings that had the main flow of water going thru them. Also I learned if a fitting looks bad on the boiler, replace it. When I grabbed hold mine, it broke off in my hand with full flow. The bottom line is I would run all separate lines ( if reasonable, ) and have no fittings hidden. They must all be available for inspection and easy to replace. Any sign of corrosion the fitting most likely will be brittle and weak. Remember I got 14 years. I build another house 38 years ago with copper pipe and it is still going strong.

[stephenholland]

The degree to which UV has to be avoided was a surprise. In that vein I’d point out that if windows in basements are a risk then fluorescent lights in basements are an issue. I used to use fluorescent lights as my UV source for exposing photoresist.

[dashriprock]

Normally I hate when a channel panders for "likes" but "not hitting the like button will make your pipes leak" is too damn funny. LIKE!

[robertlitman]

As with many others, I much prefer stainless Oetiker bands to copper crimp rings. Still, your cutaway section showing the crimp area at 1:00 is FANTASTIC! It really explains what needs to be done, in a single frame to anyone not familiar with PEX fittings.

[joels]

The UV warning for PEX is for direct outdoor sunlight. If the light has to pass through a window in a new home you're probably okay. New Low-E windows block UV, and even dirty old soda glass in older homes blocks nearly all UVB (the harmful stuff) and most UVA.

[Cristoforo]

I use the S.S. Ratcheting rings when in a tight spot; the crimping tool is smaller than the ring compression tool, shown in the video, and just easier to navigate in tighter spots.

[tert]

I rarely subscribe to channels but you’re straightforward, no bullshit dialogue approach was informative and refreshing. Subscribed👍🇺🇸

[marks]

I use the stainless steel cinch rings, not the copper crimp rings. About three times the price but I like the extra durability they provide. And the cinch tool auto releases when you have reached the proper point.

[Marktb]

Got2Learn has the best plumbing videos I've found on youtube; brilliant visuals and expert advice. Thank you 😁

[huejanus]

This is why i went with the stainless cinch rings. Need much less room to cinch, you can see the ring before and during installation, one cincher does all sized rings and the cinching tool costs 1/2 the price of the copper crimp tool.

[spencebomb]

There are also several fitting manufacturers that have depth-gauges built in to the fittings to help you crimp properly. Waterline (in Canada) and Sharkbite poly fittings have these. I also used the poly ones exclusively because of how hard my water is.

[Raven-fuzz]

If both the go and the no fit snug then you are in the quantum realm, PEX doesn't work properly in the quantum realm, make sure you are not bouncing between universes before doing PEX

[blainederouen]

Great advice about crimping and removing pex fittings. The tools used for pex fittings are expensive, but worth every dollar spent. I bought the crimping tool for both 1/2" and 3/4" fittings. A friend has the crimping tool with 4 crimping heads, 3/8" 1/2", 3/4" & 1". I would never use anything but a crimping tool. I definitely recommend the tool for removing the crimp ring. This video didn't show how many times he cut the ring. It doesn't pop off that easy with only one cut. Sometimes it will take 2 or 3 cuts around the ring before it pops off. I just make 2 cuts and pull it off with pliers. Everyone who uses pex fittings know how expensive they can be, so you will save as many as you can.

I always try to use crimp fittings. I only use push fittings when I cana't get the crimping tool around the pipe. I don't like using push fittings inside walls.

[IvelLeCog]

I have been wanting to start a plumbing apprenticeship so I applied at the local plumbing supply store. It's been pretty good because I get to deliver gear to plumbers on the job and passively experience the sorts of work and material used in the field. I'm also trying to build some rapport with the plumbers in the hope that one of them ask me if I want to apprentice under them. I think we've had at least 3 people leave over the years to become plumbers through our customers, so I hope it goes well. In saying all that, It's nice to watch these videos to get a bit more background into these products that I'm dealing with with on a daily basis, but never sure of their application, etc. So cheers

[THBNYRD]

All great points. Ring breakers can score the pex enough to slide it off if you simply "cut" where the ring would be in a couple different spots.

Voila - slides right off.

[kenmore]

I remember (not that fondly) re-piping my hot water lines with red 3/4" Pex the length of the house in 2006. I liked how flexible the tubing was so things which didn't line up perfectly still worked. Those large crimping pliers were a bear to get into certain areas though. They crimped in a hex shape rather than the round you show. Pluses and minuses for sure vs copper.

[pauldusa]

I use poly fitting, not brass, because of low ph of the water.. Also I use SS clamp rings, not copper rings, as I found they will leak over time

[jonathanleslie]

thanks for the tip about the sunlight, I hadn't realized that. I plan on moving my spigot in the back of the house to the driveway some 30' away and was planning to just attach the pex to the exisiting spigot and put a new spigot at the end where I want the control. Being outside I hadn't considered the sunlight. I think I will take the old hose that used to do the job (but is now leaking due to constant water pressure, ) and slit it down the house and use it to wrap/cover the pex to keep the sunlight out.

[Cristoforo]

Some copper rings have a plastic ‘shoulder’ on one end, allowing you to slide the ring to the correct distance and seat it all the way ‘home’, about a few millimetres from the end of the PEX