Best Practices for installing PEX-a in commercial plumbing applications
The piping world is changing. Crosslinked polyethylene piping, best known as PEX, is increasingly being chosen over copper, CPVC and other metal and plastic piping materials in commercial plumbing applications due to its lower cost, flexibility and durability. When installing it, however, it’s important to understand its properties as well as heed certain practices that will allow it to operate as designed.