burleymike
11-15-2008, 05:35 PM
Today we decided to head to town and do some shopping.
I remembered I needed piece of 6" duct pipe. The only place open on a Saturday is a big orange box store. The duct work aisle is also the plumbing aisle. I was shocked to see 20' straight lengths of pex in a rack right under a skylight. Though the coils were in indirect sunlight.
The sun was just pouring in on all those sticks of pex. I wonder how long they have been there baking in the sun?
When I bought pex at the local supply house they have the coils wrapped in black plastic. To unwrap the plastic you have to remove a paper band that has a warning about sunlight and other sources of UV light.
The also sell straight lengths, they store them in a 20' piece of PVC pipe with caps on both ends.
I am sure glad I replaced all the stuff I bought at the home center, not only did I have the bad brass going against me I also had pex that had been cooked in the sunlight.
I remembered I needed piece of 6" duct pipe. The only place open on a Saturday is a big orange box store. The duct work aisle is also the plumbing aisle. I was shocked to see 20' straight lengths of pex in a rack right under a skylight. Though the coils were in indirect sunlight.
The sun was just pouring in on all those sticks of pex. I wonder how long they have been there baking in the sun?
When I bought pex at the local supply house they have the coils wrapped in black plastic. To unwrap the plastic you have to remove a paper band that has a warning about sunlight and other sources of UV light.
The also sell straight lengths, they store them in a 20' piece of PVC pipe with caps on both ends.
I am sure glad I replaced all the stuff I bought at the home center, not only did I have the bad brass going against me I also had pex that had been cooked in the sunlight.