[TheForge] Shop Air using Copper

Jerry Frost akfrosty at mtaonline.net
Tue Jan 13 20:33:46 EST 2009


Put about 100psi air in the PEX when you pour the 
concrete so there's a little space or it'll break the 
concrete up over time with the rising and falling 
pressure. This is especially true for hydronic heat 
using PEX or Wisbo in concrete.

Frosty
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it ain't real.
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From: <sos at frii.com>


>I hear that people are using PEX type flexible 
>plumbing for routing air.
> Soft plastic hose is obviously a bad choice for 
> exposed connections; I'm
> thinking of using it to plumb the shop I'm building. 
> Any thoughts on using
> PEX with a hard cover (like concrete)?
>
> Steve
>



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