Copper vs PEX pipes, which is better?
If your budget is your primary concern, PEX piping might be your first consideration.
- Compared to the age-old pipe material, copper, PEX pipe is cheaper by material and labor.
- PEX – which stands for ‘cross-linked polyethylene’ is a flexible, synthetic material. These properties save us time on installation, because we don’t need to cut a bunch of copper segments into shape, which then saves you time on labor!
- PEX pipe is also liable to save you money by way of insulation, as the material maintains hot and cold more effectively, which lends itself towards your power bill in the hot and cold months.
- Furthermore, our PEX piping is covered by a 25 year warranty, which we support further with our lifetime guarantee!
If the integrity of the piping in your home is something you have the money to spend, then you cannot go wrong with the tried and true copper pipe.
- With its age-old track record, copper piping is an easy choice for any new home’s plumbing needs.
- Not only will this material serve you for decades to come, but it will do so in ways beneficial to the well-being of your home and plumbing.
- What we mean by this is that copper pipe is both fire and corrosion resistant, which allows you to install it outside as much as inside without fear that it will spread fire and corrosion damage to the rest of the home. On top of this, the chemistry of copper piping makes it antiseptic – thus reducing the spread of disease through these pipes.
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Which one should I pick? Copper or PEX?
Which one should you pick? It all depends on what your budget is and which one would last longer. PEX is easier and faster to install and less expensive than copper so in effect you will save money both in cost of PEX pipes and cost of labor, but it has a manufacturer guarantee of 25 years.
Copper repiping is a little more expensive than PEX repiping because it is a metal and it’s recyclable which has value and it’s more difficult to install, since it requires expert copper repipe specialists to perform the work. and copper has a manufacturers guarantee of 50 years.
The final decision is yours and we’ll be happy to give you more details before the project begins. Read more about the benefits of Copper Repiping and benefits of PEX Repiping.
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