Based on the overwhelming response to the First Annual JB Awards, I have decided to have the Second Annual JB Awards. You may recall, this is my gift to the readers. That means I have to list all of the legal mumbo jumbo. These are my awards, not PM’s. They are not intended to offend any manufacturer or advertiser, nor does anyone pay me off to give them an award. This is just what I happen to like.
The first award is for Best Water Piping Material. This award goes to cross-linked polyethylene, which most of you know as PEX. For years the plumbing industry has searched for the best water piping material. In a way, it has been similar to searching for the fountain of youth. We have never had the perfect material. However, if you list all of the attributes you want in a water piping material, PEX comes the closest to filling the bill.