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Gold/Mining/Energy : Copper - analysis -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Stephen O who wrote (351)	9/7/2001 1:58:26 PM
From: Robert Douglas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2131

The problem with PB was not the pipe but in the joints which were made of a substance that decayed when in contact with chlorine. The PB pipes that were in "home run" configurations haven't posed the problems. PEX has been around for 3 decades and those old applications are fine. Copper has its own set of problems. It can't be used underground or in concrete. It can lose its capacity by deposits in the water and it can spring leaks from pitting. In my parent's home the bathroom furthest from the main barely has any pressure at all now - it's copper tubing. There is no doubt in my mind which I will choose as I begin my construction project next year. I will go with the polyethylene. But really, the point is that there are a growing number of people like myself who have heard the PEX story and will pass along good results to others. This will start taking its toll on the use of copper in plumbing in the US and forestall it being adapted in other countries where it isn't used much anyway.