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PEX isn't new it's been around for years, with the price of copper going through the roof over the last couple of years PEX has gained a very strong foothold in the building industry.
The advantages of PEX are numerous including flexibilty of plumbing, flexibility of the material (if it freezes it swells kinda like a snake that's just eaten, then goes back to it's original size when it thaws), it is MUCH much quicker for a good plumber to install thus making the overall job much cheaper, the pipe itself is very flexible so to transition around a corner it's a matter of bending the pipe not a 90 degree elbow soldered on. It also has the advantage of having mainifolds (multi point distribution valves) installed, copper pipe needs to have a series of "t's" to distribute water. Couplings are made to transition from copper or Gal. to PEX
Almost all builds or renovations I do involve PEX
Simply google PEX for more info.
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