Uponor PEX A White Pipes Fail Like the Blue & Red? The Truth You Need to Know

[@oitall2christ]

Yup. Just happened to me -SM water district here in OC. Pipe fractured inside to outside. Pinhole pipe leak in hot water line only (so far). .Clear PEX pipe was installed only 11 years ago. It is now brittle beyond belief- rock hard. I really appreciate you posting all this information because it’s really helped me with dealing with the manufacturer. Installer has been great. Just a quick reminder to everybody out there --- you have a 25 year warranty on Uponor!

[@SchondorfEnt]

Is your water treated?

[@brokenglass849]

You put out great information!

[@manuelgil6728]

Is PEX b. Pipe better and what brand you recommend?

[@brokenglass849]

I'm not an expert, but the general consensus is that PEX B is the best way to go. PEX A (Uponor) is not resistant to chloramine which is used to treat water in some states instead of chlorine. The chloramine attacks Uponor adding to the woes already mentioned in this video.

[@manuelgil6728]

@@brokenglass849 thank you, yeah it seems PEX b is a better option. There's a lot of PEX a failures.

[@Zorlig]

This channel recommended zurn pex b expansion.

[@SuperJWATT]

@@Zorlig is it really rated to be expanded tho? doesn't mean it cant be but not sure zurn pex B is specifically made to be expansion type? I know he showed doing it but I did not know its rated to be expanded?

[@Zorlig]

@@SuperJWATT I looked it up their website last year, looked fully certified and waranteed.

[@MaMa-qh4dy]

HOW CAN THIS STUFF STILL BE SOLD???????

[@brokenglass849]

It's called lobbying. A few dollars in the right pockets will get you anything.