If you're faced with repiping your home because of a water leak, you'll be presented with two piping options: copper or PEX. Here's a breakdown of the pros and cons for each type. The video above from ...

Learn about PEX pipe and fittings and their uses in your home in this first part of the Plumbing for Homeowners series.

Household plumbing systems use PEX for pipes to supply water and carry away sewage. The term PEX stands for "crosslinked polyethylene." PEX piping is manufactured by melting high-density polyethylene ...

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Pipes made out of PEX are often advertised as "freeze resistant," but does that really mean you can get through an arctic ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Two of the most common kinds of modern piping materials for plumbing work are PEX and PVC. PEX, which stands for cross-linked polyethylene, ...

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — The California Building Standards Commission has given its approval for the use of PEX tubing in potable water systems in the state following its review of a Second Revised Draft ...

Copper tubing and alloys maker Mueller Industries Inc. has expanded its new plastic pipe business through acquisition. The Memphis, Tenn., company announced April 3 that it bought Die-Mold Tool Ltd.

Cross-linked polyethylene pipe helps the new Wilshire Grand Center building in Los Angeles — the highest skyscraper west of the Mississippi River — stand tall. Literally. Flexible PEX pipe from Uponor ...