prashster said:I gotta say I'm leaning towards copper just because if and when I sell, it won't be questioned by a prejudiced prospective buyer.
WOW, I learn something every day! Dumb me, here I thought it was politics and wanting an excuse to replace all their pinhole leaking corroded copper with more copper and job/income protectionism.RUGGED said:There are reports coming from out west that they are doing testing on the top 3 manufacturers of PEX to see if certain chemicals are leaching basically POISON into the potable water systems.
The only reason why I would venture to say this is being done is due to an elevated rise in cases of CANCER.
RUGGED said:I quit drinking tap water years ago after we did a tour at the water treatment plant.
Main reason: what they can't remove from the water. Certain chemicals no matter what aggressive treatment you give, it does not come out.
Gary Slusser said:WOW, I learn something every day! Dumb me, here I thought it was politics and wanting an excuse to replace all their pinhole leaking corroded copper with more copper and job/income protectionism.
BTW, did you hear someone say that fumes from soldering fluxes and solder causes cancer? If we don't stop all the honey bees from dying, we won't have to worry about it very long. We'll get slim'n trim and starve to death before cancer can git us. I heard someone says sunlight and preservatives in store bought donuts, cupcakes and pies gives you cancer.
dubldare said:And this from the people who say:
"Yeah, it's safe to drink softened water. A daily serving of softened water has no more sodium in it than a piece of white bread...But don't use softened water on your lawn, 'cuz the sodium will turn the grass brown"
bnoji said:I think they are referring to plasticizers leaching into the water from the polyethylene. Here's a page that mentions their potential health risks:
http://tuberose.com/Plastics.html
I'm not a sicentist, and my material science experience is mainly in metals, so I have no idea if any of this is applicable to Pex.
bnoji said:I think they are referring to plasticizers leaching into the water from the polyethylene.
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