Types of Plastic Water Pipes and Tubing

Types of plastic water pipes are classified by material. Choosing the right tubing material depends on its chemical compatibility, temperature rating, and pressure of the fluid from your application. Our Master Water Specialist, discusses features of common types of plastic water pipes and tubing and where to use them.

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0:00 Introduction
0:01 John Woodard Master Water Specialist
0:17 LLDPE (Linear Low Density Polyethylene)
0:54 PEX Tubing
1:55 Silicone Tubing
2:32 PVC Tubing
3:12 Santoprene Tubing

[johnelstad]

Wonderfully concise and helpful. Thank you so much for posting!

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I want to run tap water pressure through a section that has some movement. Silicone looks like the most flexible. Can I run tap water through silicone? Most importantly, I want the tubing to not break. Secondarily, softer and more flexible tubing will be easier to use in the application.
I got some polyethylene tubing at the hardware store, but before installing it, I thought I should do some research. And the PE is much stiffer than I would like. From you video, I see silicone would be great, but can it carry tap water pressure for long periods? I need both 1/4 and 3/8 for this application, if it matters.
The application is not high flexion, like a car wash hose, but it's not super-low, like under-sink connections either. it's a faucet on a moving panel, that will get nudged and bumped a little daily.
And thanks for your video.