Pex To Copper

Quick lesson on uponor aquapex and copper water supply fittings.

Pex to copper.

As the name suggests you simply push these fittings onto the pipes. You can sand around the end to remove any sharp edges. The pex and copper are now connected and you don t need to do anything else. If you don t want to bother with soldering opt for a sharkbite fitting.

For example you could expect to pay 8 000 to 10 000 to have a plumber replace the old pipes with new copper pipes in an average two bath 1 500 square foot home versus 4 000 to 6 000 for pex. Pex itself also costs significantly less than copper pipe. While copper pipe and fittings are still common many professional plumbers now use flexible pex for all new construction and in repairs and extensions to existing copper systems. About half of the copper used in the united states which would include plumbing pipe and fittings is created from recycled copper according to the copper industry s trade group copper development association inc.

If the copper pipe has a threaded fitting attached to it you will need to remove it first. As described above this fitting can accommodate a copper pipe on one side and a pex. Pex s flexibility is great when you want to go around corners but bad when you need to stub out to a toilet or sink. Pex is especially friendly to diyers who find the various methods of making connections much easier than soldering copper fittings with a torch.

And since sharkbite pex comes at a fixed cost plumbers don t have to worry about fluctuating daily prices like they do with copper. Make sure that the end of the copper tubing is smooth around the edges before you insert it. Follow me on instagram. Demonstrations on each how to connect pex to copper pipe.

Copper pipe basics. Sharkbite pex tubing costs about one quarter the price of copper.