Hi all,
We are planning a renovation of our upstairs wet areas and I will be installing a manifold for upper floor distribution (currently have blue poly pipes, so they all have to go).
I will be using crimped Pex for this project and am planning on using copper manifolds.
OK, now my question. I can buy manifolds with valves already soldered to the them, or I could buy manifolds with Pex stub outs that I then would crimp short lengths of Pex and then crimp on a valve. Which is the better option?
I'm a bit of fatalist when it comes to renovations, I always assume something might fail, and thus try to plan how I can mitigate damage/speed repair in the planning phase (don't put things i hard to reach places, install access panels, don't position leaky potentials over expensive built-in cabinetry, etc.). With that said, a soldered valve seems like the solid option to avoid possible leaks. However, if a valve fails or has issue, changing out the valve would be a royal pain (can't get a torch near any of the Pex). Which is the better option?
One final note, it seems a bit harder to find a valved manifold with the number of valves on it that I need (10 on both the cold and hot manifolds), so if anyone has suggestions on suppliers for this, that would also be welcome.
Appreciate any advice you folks can give me (even if it is to tell me I am way over thinking this thing).
Roger
We are planning a renovation of our upstairs wet areas and I will be installing a manifold for upper floor distribution (currently have blue poly pipes, so they all have to go).
I will be using crimped Pex for this project and am planning on using copper manifolds.
OK, now my question. I can buy manifolds with valves already soldered to the them, or I could buy manifolds with Pex stub outs that I then would crimp short lengths of Pex and then crimp on a valve. Which is the better option?
I'm a bit of fatalist when it comes to renovations, I always assume something might fail, and thus try to plan how I can mitigate damage/speed repair in the planning phase (don't put things i hard to reach places, install access panels, don't position leaky potentials over expensive built-in cabinetry, etc.). With that said, a soldered valve seems like the solid option to avoid possible leaks. However, if a valve fails or has issue, changing out the valve would be a royal pain (can't get a torch near any of the Pex). Which is the better option?
One final note, it seems a bit harder to find a valved manifold with the number of valves on it that I need (10 on both the cold and hot manifolds), so if anyone has suggestions on suppliers for this, that would also be welcome.
Appreciate any advice you folks can give me (even if it is to tell me I am way over thinking this thing).
Roger