Wicked Local

Pick your plastic plumbing pipe: PEX vs. PVC

Household plumbing systems use PEX for pipes to supply water and carry away sewage. The term PEX stands for "crosslinked polyethylene." PEX piping is manufactured by melting high-density polyethylene ...
Purdue University

Drinking water odors, chemicals above health standards caused by 'green building' plumbing

Andrew Whelton, an assistant professor in Purdue's Lyles School of Civil Engineering and Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, is leading research into the effects plastic pipes have ...
Business Insider

Construction Defect Center Now Urges US Homebuilders to Use Only US Made Copper or Pex Pipe in New Homes - No More Made in China - For More Satisfied Customers, Fewer Lawsuits

WASHINGTON, May 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Construction Defect Center says, "We are now urging US homebuilders to only buy US made copper or pex plumbing pipe for their new residential home or ...
Columbus Dispatch

Networx: Pick your plastic plumbing pipe: PEX vs. PVC

Household plumbing systems use PEX for pipes to supply water and carry away sewage. The term PEX stands for "crosslinked polyethylene." PEX piping is manufactured by melting high-density polyethylene ...