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All-Purpose OWF Discussions => Plumbing => Topic started by: DonE911 on October 29, 2014, 02:35:21 PM

Title: Uncoil 1 inch pex.... ARG!!!!
Post by: DonE911 on October 29, 2014, 02:35:21 PM: how in the world do you straighten this stuff out when its chilly outside..... :bash:

I bet I've got an extra ten feet just in the coils... :o
Title: Re: Uncoil 1 inch pex.... ARG!!!!
Post by: atvalaska on October 29, 2014, 02:47:55 PM: ARG ! is how u do ! :) or buy 20' sticks
Title: Re: Uncoil 1 inch pex.... ARG!!!!
Post by: mlappin on October 29, 2014, 09:23:16 PM: Unroll it in the yard, pull it straight as possible then tie the ends off, this is how I got my Logstor to lay straight.
Title: Re: Uncoil 1 inch pex.... ARG!!!!
Post by: userdk on October 29, 2014, 09:45:06 PM: Run it over your knee with both hands on either side of the knee thus bending it straight.
Title: Re: Uncoil 1 inch pex.... ARG!!!!
Post by: JTS717 on October 30, 2014, 07:53:29 AM: I just bought a 100' ft roll for my install and spent a fair amount of time bending it straight with my knee. I never thought about laying it out in the yard and pulling it straight.
Title: Re: Uncoil 1 inch pex.... ARG!!!!
Post by: GCTerpfan on October 30, 2014, 10:39:18 AM: I unrolled 500' of 1 1/4" by tying one end to a tree, running a 2x4 through the middle of the roll and with one person on each side walking it across my yard. When I got it all unrolled I tied the other end to my 4 wheeler and pulled it tight. I let it sit that way for 24 hours and it wasn't too bad to work with after that.
Title: Re: Uncoil 1 inch pex.... ARG!!!!
Post by: AirForcePOL on October 30, 2014, 12:18:16 PM: Quote from: userdk on October 29, 2014, 09:45:06 PM
Run it over your knee with both hands on either side of the knee thus bending it straight.

This is the best method that I have found. Especially if you don't need to unroll the entire thing. I had a 150ft roll and only need about 75ft or so. I unrolled it all in my basement. It wasn't easy by myself.
Title: Re: Uncoil 1 inch pex.... ARG!!!!
Post by: DonE911 on October 30, 2014, 01:57:35 PM: I pulled a 20 foot section between trees and it did help a little .... O tried the over the knee on the second run but it coiled back up fairly quickly.... If I ever have to do it again I will buy straight sticks..... fun fun
Title: Re: Uncoil 1 inch pex.... ARG!!!!
Post by: BoilerHouse on October 30, 2014, 06:49:01 PM: I straightened a 250' coil by pulling with the tractor. No problem. I also had to form a 10 foot piece with a radius. That was a workout.