[TheForge] separate air systems or split system?

[James Binnion]

On May 14, 2009, at 12:26 PM, terry l. ridder wrote:

>
> the thought just occurred to me if pex which is used for radiant  
> heating
> systems and for water systems in some locals would be usable for air.
> can pex take 175 psig?


Stay away from any plastic that is not designed for high pressure air.  
Even the small amount of oil in the air from the compressor can cause  
the plastic to stress crack and fail catastrophically in a few years.


James Binnion
jbin at well.com