Crosslinked Polyethylene (PEX) Versus （交联聚乙烯(PEX)对）.pdf

PLUMBING SYSTEMS PEX VS. CPVC FACT SHEET Crosslinked Polyethylene (PEX) Versus Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC) Crosslinked polyethylene (PEX) and chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) are both used for plumbing systems. The PEX manufacturing process chemically joins individual polyethylene molecules through an extrusion process to create a highly flexible tubing product. With CPVC, the manufacturing process starts with PVC resin and adds additional chlorine molecules to create a much more rigid tubing product. Market Share Leaks or Fittings Blow Off Weather Conditions Hinder Currently, PEX holds more than 60% The most common installation Cement Effectiveness of the plumbing market share while practice is to dry fit CPVC fittings Watch out for weather conditions CPVC has less than 15%. Although and tubing. This can cause major — rain and high humidity can both products are listed to their own problems with leaking or fittings hinder CPVC connections because respective ASTM standards for use in blowing off months after the install the presence of moisture dilutes the plumbing systems, CPVC falls greatly because the plumber neglected to cement before the