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patvetzal
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1" "rigid" pex
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November 19, 2016, 02:48:13 PM »
By the time we relocated our OWB and started on the indoor plumbing I had a couple of 8' pieces of Logstar pipe left so I stripped them to use the 1" pex. I did expect it to be easier to bend than it is however.
If I heat it slightly with an electric heat gun, does it flex easier? Gotta be some secret that the pros use ....
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Re: 1" "rigid" pex
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November 19, 2016, 03:38:11 PM »
Yes it will but don't over heat it!
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Re: 1" "rigid" pex
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November 19, 2016, 11:04:59 PM »
Hair dryer works as well and reduces the risk of overheating.
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Re: 1" "rigid" pex
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November 21, 2016, 02:56:17 PM »
hair dryer is hardwired in bathroom but I have my old electric heat gun from my plastic conduit bending days 25 years ago...
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November 22, 2016, 04:08:25 PM »
My electrician buddy has a heat blanket that they use to bend conduit that we found bends pex pretty nice when we re-plumbed his house. go slow it you can melt\burn it pretty easy
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November 22, 2016, 04:29:26 PM »
Worked at it a bit today. About -4C and we found that we had to use a bit of heat just to insert the brass connectors.
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December 11, 2016, 03:46:02 PM »
A lot easier to bend when it is full of 160 degree water
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