PEX-A vs PEX-B - What's the Difference? Which Should You Use? 

Which do you use more and why?

I had to replace the plumbing in my mobile home 15 years ago. The plumber wanted $5,000. He showed me how to work Pex A. I bought a manual expander tool and needed pipes and fittings at a cost of $500. I did the job by myself in 14 hours. When I turned the water on, I had zero leaks. I highly recommend Pex A.

I repiped my whole house two months ago with pex b. The material was available at the home depot and the ryobi ring tool was only about $120. My flow is better then before because I upsized the pipes and designed it more effectively.

plumber helper here, i just want to say thank you for these videos they are helping me in my plumbing journey.

Pex B is what I use when doing renovations. I used to do all renovations in copper; time consuming, but tried and true. It took many years of renovations to go to Pex B. initially using Pex B, I was concerned with it service lifetime. For what it's worth, never had a problem with any Pex B I've installed over the course of my 23 years as a contractor.

I am remodeling my home that was a flip house 12 years ago. The copper lines under the house were a mess. A friend told me about PEX and the differences. He said that PEX "A" was more expensive and the hand tool to put it together was difficult to use. After finding a Dewalt tool that matched my existing battery line up, I was sold on PEX "A". I have replaced the water lines in my my home with all PEX "A" now and have never had to re-do a fitting and had no leaks. I LOVE this stuff, and will not be going back to copper. Thank you so much for the great information. I hope folks watch this before making a rushed decision.

Great video. Solid explanations of how and why they are different. When I was a young upstart in construction in the early 80's I watched the other trades go thru the same amount of changes in materials and methods as I was going thru as a carpenter. Once we all made it past the CPVC phase and into pex it seemed that all the plumbers that were already inclined to cut corners on a job for speed and money were the most likely to choose pex B or crimp pex as what they built and stocked their company around. The higher end guys went with pex A or expansion pex. When I built my own home years later i purchased all the stuff for pex A and still use it on my own stuff to this day. Not to say that pex B now is the same and has not been improved but rare was pex a system 30 years ago that leaked where as the pex B houses were hard to get thru the winter during construction without a leak. Someone spoke about what home depot sells and What home depot sells is availability without having to know the secret handshake and code talk of a lumberyard or plumbing supply house. You can walk up to all of it, pick it up and turn it over and decide on your own if you can make it work. You dont need to suffer thru condescending counter intelligence trying to make you look or sound stupid. Pick it up, buy it, install it and learn for yourself if it works or not. Doesn't mean its a good product, just means they sell it and usually have more of it if you need and you can get it without ever speaking a word to anyone at the store. In short, Pex A is my jam and I'll stick with it but full disclaimer, I own a few pex b tools as well because they are cheap and sometimes you have to match stuff on a job.

This is great information to me as I know a fair amount of plumbing but I'm not a professional, I retired from construction and now work at Lowe's. I get questions every day about PEX and I try to give the customer the very best information I can. Thanks for the video.

Invested in the M12 expansion tool for a small job years ago and finally used Uponor to rough in three houses over the past couple months. It’s definitely going to take over.

Hi Roger, Thank you for posting. I've never used either. Not sure what the plumbing cost in NYC requires for new construction. I'm pretty much a dinasour with all new plumbing technology. When I heard about shark bite and pro press fittings I was pretty amazed. On the commercial side of plumbing and if your working on pipe size over 2" I think most plumber will be using copper. All good stuff all around. Keep that watet flowing where it needs to go. Stay safe stay clean.!!

I did a bunch of homework about 5 years ago (took about 6 mo's) to learn about all the updated residential plumbing line/supplies and came to the same conclusion as you that PEX A has the best characteristics and I would say better than copper in some ways as well. I've done a lot of remodeling on kitchens and bathrooms, so for me, I lean heavily toward PEX A even though I have the tools and know-how for all of them. When I did learn what looked like the best choice, I bought the Milwaukee expansion tool and have no regrets. In haste, before I got done with my learning session, I bought a PEX B crimper also made by Milwaukee and have only used it a couple times...oh well, live and learn.

I’m just a homeowner but do a lot of my own work and I bought the uponor pex expander tool and love the expander/pex A system. It looks professional and the simplicity and durability of the expansion system is great. The tool was expensive but compared to shark bite fittings (I know, I know.. lol) at $10+ each vs a couple bucks for the expansion fittings, after just a few jobs you’ve broken even. It really is an awesome system.

Hi Roger, thanks for the videos. You're really good at explaining this stuff, your video style and pacing is also really great and easy to follow

Since I will be saving almost $7,000 or more by doing my own Uponor upgrade, I decided to treat myself and buy a battery powered expansion tool.

I refurbished a older home with all new plumbing using PEX a while ago. I laid it out so it had NO fittings or valves inside the house. Each fixture had its own line going to a manifold outside the house where each line had its own valve. This eliminated crawling under cabinets to turn the water off and on. Also it seems like the valve inside the houses always need replacing each time you tried to fix something. Totally eliminated that problem from ever occurring. It also eliminates leaks inside the wall.

I agree Roger with all your points about A. I love it. I have cut a ring off (carefully) and heated the joint to pull the fitting out (with a heat gun..no flame). Heated it more till it turned clear..let cool again to room temp and re expanded it. Made the connection again and it's still going strong in my basement. Only thing you left out was that UV light degrades it but.... cover it near sunlight and it's fine. On long runs along joists I run it inside PVC (one size up) to act as a conduit and UV shield. Works great. PVC is cheap.. Uponor Pex rocks.

If you upsize the hot water lines when using PEX B, you will also increase the amount of time it takes for hot water to reach the fixture - both annoying for the person in the home and less energy efficient. A 3/4" line holds 2.25 times as much water as a 1/2" line, so it will more than double the time it takes for water from the shower/faucet to get warm. Upsizing the lines, if not necessary, could be a very bad move. There are guides covering run distance, vertical height, and number of fittings to maintain pressure levels. The guides should be followed and upsizing done only if necessary after analyzing the system.

I do think it is worth to mention, that while shrink-fit "quick and easy" joints are available here in Finland (the home of the Uponor system), it is common practice to use PEX-A with copper-style compression fittings with an insert, such as what is used with soft copper pipe. This is completely up to code here, as long as all connections are exposed or failure (leak) can be easily detected and repairs carried out. And the same code applies to copper pipe. For some reason, I have never seen this kind of combination used overseas. Furthermore, the reduced inside diametre of the pipe is usually not an issue, unless using something like 3/8" pipe, as sizes 1/2" and 1" are commonly used using this method. (and if you were wondering, PEX-B is not commonly seen at all)

Ive had my milwaukee uponor tool for 3 years now and I use it almost every day. Super awesome tool to have

I replumbed our entire stilt home in 2004 after Hurricane Charley badly damaged it. Being a stilt home, I was able to replumb from underneath the living space.I used Vanguard pex B runs off of a manifold in the garage to EVERY valve in the house. I could, for instance, shut off the water to the guest room cold sink valve if it needed to be replaced, without having to shut water off to the whole house. That installation It worked fine, though I did have a few problems crimping fittings in tight spaces. Because we had over sixty pounds of pressure from the city water, I never noticed any lack of pressure at any tap. When we moved to the current home in 2013, I did a major remodel which included pulling down the entire drywall ceiling to put in new ducts and insulation. I used that access to the entire attic space and the top plates of the stud walls to replumb with pex again, only this time I used Uponor pex. I even had an Uponor guy come out and answer questions I had. The $400 bucks I spent on the Milwaukee Pro Pex expansion tool kit was well worth it. The joints went together quickly and securely. We're on well water here, so our pressure, between the pump kicking on, can go down to about 30 psi, but with the joints not being reduced in diameter like with pex B, our pressure is fine at every fixture. And, one thing you didn't mention. When I tore out the old copper pipe from 1979 when the house was built, nearly half the inside diameter was blocked with mineral deposits. Pex, as you know, is extraordinary slick. Nothing will build up inside it like on copper and, even to a slight extent, pvc.

I misspelled Apex Legends and accidently searched PEX it was a good decision

I took a certification class at the hall and am a Uponor Installer. Love it. My intention to build a new home keeps getting postponed, Covid19, etc. but when I build I will be using Uponor!

Thanks for explaining the difference between Pex A and B. I used B when I was redoing some of the plumbing in a house I used to own. I'm having a new one built now, and will definitely be talking to my plumber about Pex A.

Really informative and helpful. Recently inherited heating and plumbing business in PA and looking to updating systems we use.

I love your videos! I am not a plumber. I am a DYI guy (over 50 years). I managed large senior assisted living and independent living complexes and learned a lot about plumbing when it failed. I found out that plumbing normally failed after 5PM on a Friday (when my maintenance man was gone for the weekend and before Monday when we had expert help again) I am an expert on using 50 gallon trash cans to catch leaks in leaking pipes; replacing expensive matteresses, and begging for emergency plumbing repairs. When someone recommends "Shark Bite" I know that my backside is where the bite is going to happen. Thanks for sharing!

I'm not into plumbing but these videos are interesting to watch

Well I prefer Pex A now. Starting a new build soon and your vid sold me on the A. I've never used pex before, but been around it for years as a mechanical insulator and have seen the benefits in both material and labor costs. Thanks for sharing your time and expertise, much appreciated.

Thanks, just what I wanted to know. I'm a do it yourself home owner. Just moved across country, built a new house for me and my wife (that also does it all) in SC. I did copper when I was in Ca. but this new house has pex. Just built a huge barn that I need to plumb. My wife is doing the drains and I am learning pex since the house has pex. From the well I was going with 1" and thinking about 3/4" for the horse wash rack, washer and tankless heater. And you told me what I was looking for. Pex A is the answer.

Thank you for this video , my wife and i recently bought a home that has the polybetaine piping a will eventually need to be replumbed. When we talk to a plumbing company ,we will as a consumer will have an understanding of our options.

Thanks for the information. I just replaced frost-damaged copper with PEX B. I wish I had oversized it - it's an off-grid owner-built home, with gravity feed water system. The flow is now very weak, as you mentioned.

@3:21 You know, now that I'm getting older I have reduced flow too. Love this video BTW. I am getting ready to replace/replumb all my PolyB in my house. I'm not a plumber. I'm stuck on Uponor AquaPex.

Not a plumber by trade but with the advice of friends who are and videos like yours i did my own new house. I did a year of research before starting and went with PEXa with a hand built copper manifold system. Used PEXa oxygen barrier for my in slab and under floor Radiant Heating. The two biggest reasons for PEXa would be the lack of flow restrictions and usability (bends, kink repair, etc)

Best part of both is they can be "fished" like wiring. That said here in the Northeast we don't see that much of the Upinor Pex A mostly Pex B in my area, and of course copper as well. Also you can put in a manifold that acts much like a circuit breaker panel for water.

Pex A all the way it's more easy to work with Less fittings Very rare The connections leak. Specially here in California with water restrictions pex B is hardly used in new construction. I have seen more issues with pex B leaks,kinks,and low water flow. You 100% right Roger great video!

After watching this, I'm using Pex A for a lot of reasons but mainly because on a big job, as you said, you can't assemble it and forget to make the connection since it'll be obvious. Thanks for your time to share your knowledge.

We use Rehau PE-Xa expansion fittings here in Germany. we use also PE-Xa, b, c or PE-RT for floor heating systems.

super videos and explanations ..... been remodeling some basements in a commercial space with many separate bathrooms and the plumbers used pex B. I didn't finish the ceilings and left everything exposed. GOOD THING! Pex B started to leak slightly. I don't know why ... the trouble areas were replaced with PEX A and then I finished the ceilings. ZERO problems.

There are some PEX B pipes that can be expanded for F1960 fittings. SiouxChief power pex is a good example that can use expansion and compression fitting. Apollo has some as well, have to check the labeling on theirs though. The SiouxChief is ASTM F2023 rated 5306 meaning 24 hour recirc level 5 chlorine resistance, and 6 months uv exposure

I like the pex a for all the reasons you listed and on top of that, you can use pex b fittings with pex a piping.

I moved my shutoff to the inside of my house from under a crawlspace and paid a plumber to plumb it in live, because my exterior shutoff (community well) didn't work at the time. I "had the materials" available for him (the system main was installed with 1" SCH40), but he used his own Pex B. Not only did we have flow restrictions with the fittings, he reduced it to 3/4" Pex. Add insult to injury, he plumbed it backwards even though I had my lines labeled, and said "It's hard to go behind someone else's work." I paid him and fixed it myself.

Nice video, I own a campground and marina and when I bought it 18 years ago cpvc was everywhere and quite problematic , when asking a plumbing supplier I'd used for years as to what to do he pointed me to NIBCO brand pex (pex b) because of it's UV resistance and underground capability, 18 years later we have had virtually no failures in approximately 6000 ft with 20% exposed to full UV , I'm in the midwest so we get both hot and cold weather, we do winterize by blowing compressed air thru the system but its not full proof and the pex takes freeze/expansion quite well, after a tour of the NIBCO facility we learned they used the product for the plant air lines as well so we've been doing the same, 16 years of 175 psi and not a single failure, sadly what led me to your video is NIBCO having left the tubing market and I'm searching for a pex product that will give us UV and below grade capability for that eventual day that I need to overhaul our system

I switched my house and two neighbors to pex b because it was what they had at the big box store. I have never used pex a. The pex b worked great it improved the flow to distant show

I’m a pex A guy. I feel the connections are more reliable. Also the wall thickness of the fittings is thicker. I do wish the big box stores in my area would stock pex A. They all stock the pex B. It just would make it more convenient.

I just replaced all of my supply lines with pex-a . Uponor is a great product. I loved your video. I agree with you.

Great video, I used pen B. This is the first I’ve heard of per A. Thanks for the information.

I got Polybutylene pipe in my mobile home and gradually upgrading to PEX B. I prefer the compression rings all over the crimping rings. PEX A is more ideal for a contractor than a homeowner, just because the tools are expensive.

I’m an electrician, but I love learning new things from people who know what good work is and take the time to teach others. This man and others like him are national treasures.

Well done. Very well explained. Thanks for all of the info!

Great informative video! Actually had fun learning and watching because of the great enthusiasm.

I re-plummed a small lake house 2 different times. The first was after the CPVC froze and burst, the second was after the flexible copper was stolen. I went back with Pex A to solve both issues.

8:44 This isn't really an issue anymore. Modern copper crimpers have a safety hash mark indentation which shows when the ring has been crimped. So visual inspection is easy (Like Pex-A). Great, thoughtful video. Thanks.

I just had a bathroom remodel. I have copper thru out my house and the new shower valve and related parts were installed with a red colored plastic pipe and metal squeeze rings PEX B. I left the pipe trades 38 years ago- this was totally foreign to me. Thank You for the great video, it’s just enough information to satisfy my curiosity. Well Done Sir.

I am not a plumber but working on pans to build a house, would be doing most of the work myself. I knew I was going to run PEX, this was the most direct comparison of the two main types of PEX, thank you. I will be going with the PEX A/Uponor option, I don't want to look at a fitting and wonder if it was made correctly or if it will come loose.

I did a hole house with 1/2 pex b water flow good.

We use a lot of pex b however we don’t use any 90s with the exception of getting to the sinks or toilets etc. We’ll do our best to have the pipe undistrubed by fittings. If you try to make the pex “pretty” by 90ing every bend the pressure is insanely reduced !

I’m not a plumber by trade, just a handy home rehabbed/flip/rental landlord. I used both at different homes. PEX B mostly with a central manifold distribution shut off point, and PEX A not as often (once if I recall), but still have all the tools in the garage. Can you tell me (or better yet make a follow up video) if PEX A fittings can connect to which materials (ie pvc, copper, galvanized, etc) and how? This video is awesome. I should have found it sooner.

Dude you’re videos are good. Thanks for putting out quality content actually worth watching.

In 1989 I was lucky enough to go on holiday to florida and stayed with my aunt and uncle,, florida is flat but believe me they didn't have pressure issues in fact even at sixteen year's old the shower nearly knocked me to the floor,, sounds like water companies have lowered the pressure as they have here because on the road I live it's serviced in lead here in the UK and they've told us that they can't put the pressure up anymore because it will blow the lead,, I've gone off topic as usual,, love the USA tho,, hope you get your cities back under control,, to much right to much left of any fitting will cause a future problem,, it's so true in politics as well, be blessed master plumber ❤️👍

As a plumber it’s awesome seeing these videos, I like both pex a and b and both are great and easy to work with, definitely pros and cons, but the same goes for copper and pvc.

I do fixit work, which includes plumbing. I have use pex-B due to parts and tool access (most of the time).. I now have a DeWalt pex expander and plan to use it on my next job. The flow is the reason I am going to pex-A. I have not always been able to get the upsize parts at the local box stores. Great explanation of the two types.

Thanks for the clarification on the different types of PEX. I am definitely using type A

Prefer PEX A as easier to work with, like the Milwaukee m12 ProPEX tool for making the connections, don’t have to worry as much about the flow restrictions when using PEX A, & just really like it; especially on jobs when have a lot of “turns/bends”.....PEX A just so much easier to work with👍🏻 Cheers✌🏼

Thanks for the video and clear and simple explanation. Almost definitely going to be going with PEX A when I redo my house and install a manifold system in a year or 2.

I had a leak under my driveway. The pipe under ground was copper in a steel conduit. The steel rusted away as it came through my foundation then the copper sprung a small leak. I cut out about a 3 foot square patch of my driveway. I soldered a conversion to pex b then ran pex b under ground into the house. I also put a new piece of conduit over the pipe. Then I poured a new patch into my driveway smoothed it out nicely. DIY for the win. Its been a repair for about 8 months now and still rocking and rolling I did call a coworker who was a former pro plumber for advise which was helpful. He did say I should replace the entire line all the way to the city if I wanted a permanent repair but I went cheap and simple because that would have required to dig up across my entire driveway.

Thank you so much for uploading this video!!! I'm replacing the poly b in my house and have been trying to decide which pex or copper. I'm going with the pex a!!!

I am a fan of Pex A. Love the full flow fittings and the expansion assembly. Only down side is the cost.

I've not used PEX-A before, though I replumbed my house with PEX-B. Haven't really noticed a pressure issue; just be mindful of the number of fixtures tied to a specific pipe size.

Fantastic video. Very professional and educational. Best type of fitting if I ever run into an issue of existing PEX B in use and swap over to the PEX A now that I purchased a Milwaukee PRO PEX tool.

Around 2015, I had a little plumbing to do. At the time, no supply houses or Lowes or Home Depot in the area(Columbia SC) carried any Pex A. So, I went with Pex B. 7 years later, not 1 leak or failure. While I do like a few features of Pex A, better flow, and you know a fitting is per say crimped if it is on and that you can fix a kink is great, but the fact that the fitting are 2x more expensive is a con for Pex A. By the way, recently, Lowes, Home Depot and the local supply houses have started carrying Pex A. Now for my take on the better flow of Pex A, I use low flow showerheads and faucets, so I don't have a flow issue with Pex B, Amazing how much money is saved on a monthly basis with a low flow showerhead, although most low flow showerheads suck, Niagara make some that are amazing. I have seen people with showerheads flowing 10 GPM, they were running out of hot water in 10 minutes with an 80 gallon tank, and they had to wait about 45 minutes between showers. They had an extremely high water and electric bill. I know many people would say, just install an on-demand water heater! Nope, switched to a 1.5 GPM head, now all 3 can take a shower back to back without waiting, and the water/sewer/electric bill dropped tremendously! Just think, each day, 3 were taking a shower, that was 240 gallons of hot water, with the new head, now 3 showers use 45 gallons!

I've used both A and B and I prefer A for the reasons you stated plus when you're using PEX B in those tight spots it can be difficult to get your crimping tool in proper position and at the end of the day an overhead crimp in a tight spot is not an enjoyable experience.

An awesome thing you can do with Pex when you have the space is use PEX Bend Supports brackets which require no cutting of the pipe or fittings. Really slick way to make sure the pipe won’t rattle around with water hammer and no need for a fitting.

I'm in the process of ridding my house of poorly run CPVC. Using PEX A. The only downside side is having to wait for ordered parts to show up. You can make do with what Home Depot has on the shelf (Tampa FL) but I'd rather have the specific fittings and colored pipe I want. (Red for hot, blue for cold). I still use copper or iron for some places. (Showers and exterior bibs last foot or two.) I bought the dewalt battery tool. It was worth every penny. It takes of all of five minutes to learn how to use it. Loving it so far. Not a single leak after a year.

I’m with a large company in Georgia and we use Uponor almost exclusively. We switched 10+ years ago. When we did crimp pex we had blow outs all the time, sometimes years after install. Since switching I’ve seen maybe 3 blow outs and after examining the fitting it was always something crew did wrong or fitting had a cut in it that wasn’t noticed at install. Uponor is top notch and I recommend to any plumber that’s thinking of switching.

Great vid. My mind is spinning as I need to repipe my home and Pex A vs. Pex B is confusing. One plumber even wants to do CPVC. I see that Pex-A may have some issues after years with chlorine in municipal water more than Pex B? Then the hot water degradation of both is a concern as I run my hot water at 140F.

Pex ”A” is the shiznic!!! I use the the DeWalt expansion tool as it has a 20 amp battery.

I work at Home Depot and no one at the store really knows that difference in PEX....! Now I know everything about it...! Thanks. Al Sautner.

i'm a new apprentice in my first year out here in Oregon, and have just started working with Pex A!

Definitely recommend an experienced plumber. That said, this stuff is *nearly* idiot proof. I re-piped my entire house (removed 100% old galvanized) with PEX A when the hardest plumbing job I had done prior was replacing a toilet wax seal. Also, for anyone who decides to DIY, screw the manual expansion tool. Spend the extra coin, save yourself time, and get the battery operated one. The auto rotate feature alone makes it worth it.

redid my moms plumbing with pex B, very fast and easy. I would say the one benefit of pex b is that the tools to do it are cheaper than pex-a, so it may be more viable for a DIY person. the crimper was like 15 or 20 bucks!

Great information thanks Roger!!!! Great video

Probably the most complete video on the difference between Pex A and B. I use the A version, because IMHO it is easier to install. Also, since you should up-size Pex B, don't you need to drill pass-through holes a bit bigger (I don't know). Thank you

I use Viega Fostapex on everything. It's type b and I upsize as needed. I use it on everything because in my own small way it prevents hacks from using diy sharkbites on it. The aluminum core also allows for sharper radius bends and adds strength to help prevent breakage if it freezes.

you said you could bury this in concrete. Could I bury it in the ground running from my pump to where it enters the house? I live on the central Florida East coast.

Totally agree with your conclusion. I'm watching this video because my plumber uses PEX B and I have had doubts about it for years, particularly about the restriction in flow. He's got 45 years more experience in plumbing than I do, so I want to be respectful, but I think he puts way too many fittings in my houses where a bend would suffice.

I used Pex-B when I installed my lawn sprinkler system years ago. It was so quick and easy. Later on I dug up a section to add another sprinkler head. I cut the pex added a T crimped the lines on returned the sod. No problem No leaks and each year during the summer I drive my car across the lawn to flatten the ground. Never hurt a thing.

I brought up the reduction in PEX b in a plumber's Facebook group you can tell a lot about their integrity from guys that say wgaf. I also pointed out that the water heaters from the big box stores have 3/4 nipples with 3/8 ID heat traps trying to explain to the customer why they have a reduction in flow through their water heater I tell them stick with the supply house brands like Bradford White and again I get raked over the coals by all these Facebook plumbers for caring about the flow.

How do you feel about the other type of crimp rings? I’ve switched to them solely because of the smaller tool and it seems like you never accidentally have those rings cocked and crooked the way that the copper rings will

I'm not a plumber, rather one of the home handymen who does SOME of his own plumbing. I installed a water softener/filter on the side of my house (in a shed) and decided to do it Pex b for the fun of it. It turned out ok, definately not pretty as the only "training" I got was on sites like this. If it leaks, oh well it's out side and easy to fix. 2 1/2 years, no issues yet. It would have been much more difficult to do it in copper but It would have looked better. The Pex installed nicely, now as for the 30' run from the main back to the house and the rinse line drain going under a wall... Had a pro do that part and install a pressure regulator.

4th year 23 year old plumbing apprentice from MN. PEX A all day we mainly use this, unless on a remodel there is already pex b and no copper to put a press by pex a adaptor. Easy to use with a 20 year warranty hard to beat

We used viega pex B when I was an apprentice and a new tech. I switched companies and now used uponoor. I love the uponor pex/copper adapters. They take solder so much easier. I thought to myself where has this been all my life?

Who is the electrician version of Rodger?

Mr. Roger, Thank you for this video. You broke it down so a simple home owner like myself could understand. I have put CPVC into my home temporarily. I can't afford to higher a plumber like yourself so I am going to do it DIY. Im pretty handy so the wife says. Anyway Thank you again for the information you provided.

The plumbers just replaced our supply line from poly-b to PEX-A. The plumber was in the crawl space and I couldn’t figure out what the drill sound was. The Upanor tool. Very cool. It was also amazing how deep they had to dig down into the driveway. They worked so hard I bought them lunch and gave them a tip. By their reaction it seemed like this was the first tip they got

I’ve used both. I like them a lot PEX A is a little bit easier to work with but I honestly don’t have a preference. And I feel if you have to use a shark bite fitting they hold way better and bite into the plastic better as opposed to copper. I think everyone should learn how to solder first before moving to PEX.

Damn. It took me a while to realize I watched the same clips over and over again of you expanding the pex a and slipping it on the pipe and also putting the ring and 90 on the pex b. I'm now 6:32 into the video and I think I've seen each clip 10 times or more... lmao

Thank you for sharing this info. I will use this when trying to explain to my customers why I only use PexA. Definitely changed the game. I used a closed loop 50/50 water glycol so I used A for for that. If was taking in fresh water I'd use the PE. You can Always call uponor and they'll tell you which to use. They're always helpful. Unfortunately the uponor fittings have been hard to get lately at least in NETex. Remember do it once the right way because you'll pay for the second. God bless

PEX B was used in RV campers and motor homes throughout the 80's and 90's and in that application was limited to 40 PSI (grey tubing and black fittings). You had to put a pressure reducer on the water connection otherwise the fittings would burst. The BIGGEST failure however is the crimping rings and corrosion due to the various environments the RV would be taken to and set up in etc. Newer RV's use PEX A and have a higher PSI rating like a home but many people still use a pressure reduction on the water line connection.

I've been using pex b... honestly I want to start using pex A so i can buy new tools 😂🤣😂. Can't wait to use pex A, to me seems a lot simpler and faster than pex b. Pex a, expand and put together.

Hands down Pex-A all the way. I even use it for low grade vacuum chambers too. I made a dual propane tank vacuum chamber with all pex expansion fittings. I could pull to -29hg and it held for a while. It was still at -27hg even 3 days later. The expansion fittings make it amazing for vacuum as they just get stronger the deeper you pull. You can’t do this with crimp fittings or shark bite. I have very specialized needs for what I’m using it for so I’m not sure if this information will be helpful for anyone else though lol

Thank you for the video. Our house we are buying is 7beds and 6bath. While house is poly b. We are trying to get bids as alot of drywall will need cut out to rerun.