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HousePEX PEX Tubing HousePEX Pex Manifolds   Why PEX Radiant? PEX Tubing Techs and Specs HousePEX PEX Tubing Benefits HousePEX PEX-A PEX Tubing and HousePEX PEX-C PEX Tubing Benefits: Property HousePEX PEX-A HousePEX PEX-C Other PEX-A PEX-B Other PEX -C Flexibility Most flexible PEX than any other PEX tubing meeting ASTM More flexible than PEX-B and traditional PEX-A Better flexibility than PEX-B Stiffer to work and bend Varies by mfg Strength Meets ASTM and withstands higher inside pressures than other PEX Tubing Meets ASTM Meets ASTM Meets ASTM Meets ASTM Homogeneity Excellent Good Not very good Good Good Thermal Memory Excellent Decreases after heating to transparency Good Decreases after heating to transparency Decreases after heating to transparency Kink Reparability Excellent Decreases after heating to transparency Excellent Decreases after heating to transparency Decreases after heating to transparency Kinking resistance Excellent Fair (More vulnerable to be Kinked) Good Fair (More vulnerable to be Kinked) Fair (More vulnerable to be Kinked) Barrier property Meets DIN 4726 (Measured 25 Times Better) Meets DIN 4726 Meets DIN 4726 Meets DIN 4726 Meets DIN 4726 Thermostability Better than ASTM requirements Better than ASTM requirements Better than ASTM requirements Better than ASTM requirements Better than ASTM requirements Memory effect of being coiled Easy to bend in any direction Fair - Better than PEX-B Fair - Better than PEX-B Poor Poor Minimum bending radius Excellent - (Best of any other PEX Tube) Good - Better than PEX-B Good - Better than PEX-B Poor - The worst of all PEX types Varies by Mfg. Kinking resistance Excellent Good - Better than PEX-B Good - Better than PEX-B Poor Varies by Mfg. Density 0.930 - the lowest 0.941 - highest 0.938 - higher 0.941 - highest 0.941 - highest

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