Use PEX piping with This Old House

Use PEX piping with This Old House

Watch this video to learn how to work with PEX piping.
Steps:

1 Use PEX to run main cold-water feed into house.
2 Connect cold-water feed to manifold.
3 Run separate cold-water lines out from manifold to various fixtures.
4 Run PEX hot-water feed from water heater to manifold.
5 Run separate hot-water lines out from manifold to various fixtures.
6 Use flaring tool to attach fitting onto end of PEX piping.
7 Thread PEX fitting onto manifold and tighten with preset torque wrench.

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Curated By: rmansur

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