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All-Purpose OWF Discussions => Plumbing => Topic started by: patvetzal on November 19, 2016, 02:48:13 PM

Title: 1" "rigid" pex
Post by: patvetzal on 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 ....

Title: Re: 1" "rigid" pex
Post by: slimjim on November 19, 2016, 03:38:11 PM

Yes it will but don't over heat it!

Title: Re: 1" "rigid" pex
Post by: mlappin on November 19, 2016, 11:04:59 PM

Hair dryer works as well and reduces the risk of overheating.

Title: Re: 1" "rigid" pex
Post by: patvetzal on 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...

Title: Re: 1" "rigid" pex
Post by: BIG AL on 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

Title: Re: 1" "rigid" pex
Post by: patvetzal on 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.

Title: Re: 1" "rigid" pex
Post by: patvetzal on December 11, 2016, 03:46:02 PM

A lot easier to bend when it is full of 160 degree water ;)