Pex Piping In Florida Attics

Pex in attic should pex water supply lines in attic be insulated through its entire length in the attic.

Pex piping in florida attics.

The pipe was so brittle that i broke it again when sawing it to fix it. While pex does not ordinarily burst in the cold the water in the pipes can still freeze. Yes the cold water is hot in the summer very hot in fact due to the heat of the attic. The portion of pipe in the garage below the attic is still strong and flexible.

Pex is by far the superior pipe for replumbing your home. Although the flexibility of pex pipe makes it somewhat resistant to freeze fractures it is still required to be insulated in an attic. I should probably re plumb again with copper but it would be a real pain to solder the joints in the walls. The builder insulated about 6 feet of the lines from the water heaters located in the attic but did not insulated the entire lengths.

The photo at the top of the page is an example of what not to do. Sometimes they have been insulated makes very little difference to the temp on a july or august afternoon. Yes rodents will chew absoultely eveything they step on. Sharp metal can cut pex.

Reasons to use pex piping. Pex is semi flexible which allows for long continuous runs through joists. The pex piping carries a 25 year warranty were cpvc is only 10 years. It is flexible so your fitting count is way less which helps on water flow.

Pex water pipe without insulation in an attic that is also next to an access hatch opening and unprotected. I might just replace the pipes in the hot attic. It does not react to the harsh water in orlando. Pex cpvc poly back in the day even copper in the attics etc.