Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Waterworks....who wants to look at my pipes?

Plumbing in new houses is really easy. Water supply is run through plastic pipes called Pex. This flexible pipe allows you to run a line from the main water line, which is 3/4", to the fixture using a 1/2" line. The flexibility allows you to make one continuous run with no elbows as there would be with copper pipes. Elbows cause turbulence which then hampers the water flow. Here are a couple of photos showing the white Pex for the washroom and wet bar fixtures. I'll attach them to the water supply in the utility room after the fixtures are attached. This all took me 2 or 3 hours.