Rau ob qho tib si DIYers thiab cov kws tshaj lij kav dej, xaiv cov khoom siv kav dej yog qhov tseem ceeb rau kev ua haujlwm ntev, ua haujlwm siab. Ob qho kev xaiv ntau tshaj plaws rau cov kav dej yog crosslinked polyethylene (PEX) yas tubing thiab cov kav dej ib txwm siv. Ob leeg muaj peev xwm ua tau zoo, tab sis txhua tus muaj qhov zoo thiab qhov tsis zoo ntawm cov yam xws li durability, nqi, installation, thiab sustainability.
Raws li ib tug qub tub rog kav dej, kuv tau ua hauj lwm ntau nrog PEX thiab tooj liab. Nyob rau hauv phau ntawv qhia no, kuv mam li piv PEX vs tooj liab piping los pab teeb pom kev uas yuav zoo tagnrho rau koj cov vaj tse lossis kev lag luam daim ntawv thov raws li qhov tseem ceeb xws li pob nyiaj siv, yooj yim ntawm installation, lifespan, corrosion resistance, thiab ntev tus nqi. Peb yuav tshuaj xyuas qhov sib txawv ntawm tus nqi, kev ua tau zoo, kev saib xyuas, kev siv huab cua txias, kev thov kom zoo nkauj, thiab ntau ntxiv ntawm PEX thiab tooj liab. Kuv lub hom phiaj yog los muab cov kws tshaj lij tsis muaj kev pom zoo los pab xaiv cov khoom siv kav dej zoo tshaj plaws rau koj cov kev xav tau.
PEX Pipe Txheej txheem cej luam
Ua ntej, kev taw qhia ceev rau PEX tubing. PEX stands rau cross-linked polyethylene, ib tug tshwj xeeb yas kav cov khoom siv rau ob qho tib si muab kav dej thiab radiant cua sov systems. Nws cov yam ntxwv tseem ceeb muaj xws li:
- Highly ruaj tsis tau saj zawg zog tubing. Withstands khov thiab resists corrosion thiab scale buildup.
- Yooj yim thawb-haum, crimp, compression, lossis expander txuas. Tsis xav tau soldering los yog gluing.
- Yooj yim rau DIYers rau nruab. Yuav khoov ib ncig ntawm cov ces kaum, txo cov kev sib txuas nrog tooj liab.
- Peb cov qib muaj xws li: PEX-A, PEX-B, thiab PEX-C, uas txawv ntawm qhov ntsuas kub / siab.
- Muaj nyob rau hauv qhov ntau thiab tsawg los ntawm 1⁄4 "mus rau 2" rau cov ntawv thov nyob. 1⁄2 "mus rau 1" yog feem ntau.
- Lifespan ntawm 50 ntxiv xyoo yog tias tsim nyog. Kev tu-dawb.
- Nqis piv rau tooj liab, ntxiv rau cov nqi zog qis dua.
Nrog nws cov kav dej hloov tau yooj yim, kev sib txuas yooj yim, thiab kev tiv thaiv corrosion, PEX tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo kawg nkaus raws li lwm txoj hauv kev rau cov kav hlau. Tab sis nws yeej piv li cas?
Copper Pipe Txheej txheem cej luam
Cov kav dej tooj liab tau siv rau ntau xyoo hauv cov tsev nyob thiab cov tsev lag luam. Nws defining yam ntxwv:
- Rigid hlau kav tsis siv cov raj hloov tau zoo li PEX. Ua routing ncaj qha ntau nyuaj.
- Yuav tsum tau soldering tooj liab fittings ua ke rau gas-tight seals. Installation txawj intensive.
- Hom K thiab Hom L feem ntau: Hom K hnyav dua phab ntsa, thiab Hom L nyias phab ntsa.
- Zoo heev corrosion kuj. Ib tug du sab hauv minimizes scale buildup.
- Muaj los ntawm 1⁄4 "mus rau 12" txoj kab uas hla. 1⁄2 "rau 3⁄4" tus qauv rau cov kav dej hauv tsev.
- Lub neej ntev ntawm 30-70 xyoo raws li dej chemistry. Yooj yim rau pinhole leaks lub sijhawm.
- Cov khoom kim heev, txawm tias tus nqi yog ib feem sib npaug los ntawm kev rov ua dua tshiab. Cov nqi ua haujlwm siab.
Nrog nws cov pov thawj kev ua tau zoo tab sis xav tau kev teeb tsa, tooj liab tseem nrov tab sis yuav tsum tau ntsuas qhov zoo thiab qhov tsis zoo piv rau PEX yooj yim dua.
Sib piv Cov Nqi: PEX vs Copper
Ib qho kev txiav txim siab loj rau cov khoom siv kav dej yog tus nqi, ob qho tib si hauv cov ntaub ntawv thiab kev ua haujlwm:
PEX:
- Pheej yig polyethylene tubing, feem ntau yog $0.50-$2.00 ib ko taw.
- Tsawg-nqi fittings zoo li crimp rings. Ua kom tiav kev sib txuas raug nqi qis li $2.
- Tsis tas yuav muaj cov cuab yeej tshwj xeeb. Crimpers, expanders, thiab tubing cutters yog pheej yig.
- Lub sijhawm teeb tsa sai vim qhov yooj yim.
- DIY tus phooj ywg txo cov nqi zog.
Tooj:
- Cov kav tooj liab ib leeg yog $2-$10 ib ko taw, raws li txoj kab uas hla thiab tooj liab cov khoom lag luam.
- Solder thiab flux yuav tsum tau koom nrog tooj liab fittings thiab li qub.
- Cov cuab yeej ua haujlwm tshaj lij xws li taws teeb yuav tsum.
- Lub sijhawm teeb tsa hnyav heev los txiav, deburr, flux, solder, thiab tshuaj xyuas cov pob qij txha.
- Yuav tsum muaj kev txawj ua lag luam rau kev txhim kho, nce nqi zog.
Zuag qhia tag nrho, PEX cov khoom siv thiab cov nqi teeb tsa tuaj yeem yog 50 feem pua lossis tsawg dua piv cov kav dej tooj liab. Thaum cov khoom siv tus nqi sib txawv nqaim rau cov kav dej loj loj uas tus nqi tooj liab ib ko taw qis dua, PEX khaws cov kev teeb tsa ceev thiab cov nqi ua haujlwm zoo. Qhov no ua rau nws pheej yig heev rau kev siv cov kav dej loj.
Txawm li cas los xij, tooj liab muab tus nqi los ntawm:
- Cov khoom pov tseg / rov ua dua tshiab offsets qee cov khoom siv
- Fittings zoo li li qub tuaj yeem rov siv tau yog tias tsis muaj cua sov thaum lub sijhawm soldering
- Tsis tas yuav tsum tau hloov ntau zaus vim lub neej ntev, txo cov nqi ntawm lub neej
Rau kev nkag mus tau saum toj-qib cov kav dej xa dej siv tau, ua tib zoo ntsuas tus nqi tiv thaiv daim ntawv thov yam qhia kev xaiv cov khoom siv. Tus nqi zoo sib txawv raws li qhov ntsuas, lub neej ua haujlwm, thiab lwm yam hloov pauv.
Performance Factors: PEX vs Copper
Tshaj li cov nqi raw, cov khoom ua tau zoo kuj cuam tshuam cov khoom sib piv:
PEX:
- Cov tubing yooj yooj yim ua kom yooj yim routing los ntawm joists thiab framing. Yooj yim "rough in".
- Tsis muaj kev pheej hmoo ntawm kev xau los ntawm kev sib tsoo hluav taws xob lossis hluav taws xob tawg.
- Txog li 50 feem pua tsawg fittings dua tooj liab vim yooj yim.
- Yooj yim rau retrofit lossis hloov cov kav dej uas twb muaj lawm.
- Cov dej ntws qis dua piv rau cov kav dej tsis zoo.
- Qhov ntsuas kub siab tshaj 200 ° F. Haum rau cov kab dej kub.
- Muaj peev xwm tiv taus siab txog 200psi rau 1/2 "tubing.
Tooj:
- Rigid kav nrog lub luj tshib fittings xav tau kev npaj thiab kev txawj rau routing.
- Kev phom sij ntawm kev puas tsuaj hluav taws kub yog tias cov khoom siv tsis raug.
- Flows tshwj xeeb zoo thaum du thiab zoo soldered. Kev sib txhuam qis.
- Nrog rau 250 degree F yog tias ua tau zoo. Zoo tagnrho rau hnub ci thermal piping.
- Tau ntev 50-70 xyoo nyob rau hauv cov xwm txheej zoo. Outlasts feem ntau lub tsev.
- Cov kav dej muaj zog pab txo cov suab nrov rauj thiab kev puas tsuaj.
Rau kev ua tau zoo, ntsuas qhov tseem ceeb nyob ib puag ncig txoj kev nyuaj, kev hloov pauv yav tom ntej, kev ua haujlwm, thiab kev thov tawm tsam qhov kev ua tau zoo ntawm txhua yam khoom siv qhia kev xaiv. PEX ua kom yooj yim rau ntau qhov kev teeb tsa, thaum tooj liab ua kom lub neej ntev nyob rau hauv txoj cai.
Installation Factors: PEX vs Copper
Yooj yim thiab ceev ntawm installation kuj cuam tshuam kev sib piv:
PEX:
- Tsis tas yuav muaj kev txawj tshwj xeeb. Cov cuab yeej yooj yim rau kev txiav thiab kev sib txuas. Zoo rau DIY.
- Yooj yim installation. Tsuas yog txiav cov kav dej, sib txuas sib txuas, thiab ruaj ntseg.
- Flexibility tso cai routing los ntawm framing gaps. Tsis xav tau kev txawj ntse rau kev khiav zoo.
- Push-fittings zoo li Sharkbite tso cai rau kev sib txuas ceev yam tsis muaj clamps / crimping.
- Kev sib txuas tsawg dua tooj liab vim qhov yooj yim.
- Cov cuab yeej nthuav dav ua rau cov pob qij txha airtight.
Tooj:
- Soldering txuj ci tseem ceeb. Ntau xyoo kev xyaum yuav tsum tau ua kom cov pob qij txha zoo. Kev kawm nkhaus.
- Yooj yim, txheej txheem kev sib koom ua ke yuav tsum tau ua ua ntej soldering.
- Rigid kav yuav tsum tau npaj thiab txawj ua kom zoo zoo routing thiab dabtsi yog khoov.
- Soldering txaus ntshai hlawv ib puag ncig lossis tus kheej. Kev nyab xeeb hluav taws yog qhov tseem ceeb.
- Xuab zeb / ntxuav kom tshem tawm cov khoom seem tom qab soldering.
-Txoj kev kuaj thiab tshuaj xyuas ntawm txhua qhov sib koom ua ke yog siv sijhawm.
Rau DIYers lossis ib tus neeg muaj txiaj ntsig kev teeb tsa yooj yim, PEX muab qhov kev kawm qis dua. Cov tubing hloov tau yooj yim thiab thawb-fittings ua kom muaj kev sib txuas nrawm yam tsis muaj kev sib koom ua ke los yog qhib nplaim taws. Qhov no tso cai rau ua tiav cov haujlwm sai dua.
Txawm li cas los xij, cov kws tshaj lij tooj liab soldering tso cai rau kev ua haujlwm zoo heev. Zoo li vuam, zoo kawg nkaus mitered thiab soldered tooj liab pob qij txha yog ib qho txuj ci. Thiab kev kho lossis kev hloov kho yog ncaj nraim rau cov kws tshaj lij los ntawm resolding cov pob qij txha siv tau. Tradeoffs muaj nyob ntawm simplicity thiab craftsmanship.
Kev sib piv kev saib xyuas: PEX vs Copper
Thaum txhim kho, kev saib xyuas yuav tsum sib txawv:
PEX:
- Tsis xav tau kev saib xyuas. Tsis corrode los yog sau scale deposits nyob rau lub sij hawm.
- Cov nqi xau uas yuav tsum tau kho yog qhov tsis zoo heev. Nws kav 50 xyoo ntxiv yam tsis muaj teeb meem.
- Yooj yim tubing ntau khov resistant dua tooj liab. Tsawg heev rau lub caij ntuj no so.
Tooj:
- Periodic pinhole leak kho yog xav tau nyob rau hauv cov txheej txheem qub. Cov pob qij txha maj mam corrode.
- Re-soldering siv tau cov pob qij txha yooj yim rau kev kho tooj liab.
- Cov kav dej txhav tawg yog tias dej khov. Ntau lub caij ntuj no tso dej / rwb thaiv tsev yog xav tau.
- Kev tswj cov kua qaub kua dej pab kom tshem tawm cov nplais hauv lub cev ntau xyoo.
Yog tias xaiv tau raug thiab teeb tsa, PEX yuav tsum ua haujlwm ruaj khov rau nws lub neej tag nrho uas tsis tas yuav tsum muaj kev saib xyuas dua li hloov cov khoom hnav. Tsuas yog xau qia los ntawm kev teeb tsa tsis raug. Qhov no ua rau cov tswv cuab tsawg tsawg.
Nrog tooj liab, ncua kev tiv thaiv kev saib xyuas pab ua kom nws lub neej ntev. Thiab kev kho rau me me pinhole xau hauv cov kav dej laus yog qhov xav tau nyob rau hauv tag nrho tab sis qhov zoo tshaj plaws dej chemistry. Kev siv tau yooj yim kho nrog tooj liab, tab sis cov nqi ntxiv.
Kev siv huab cua txias
Rau cov cheeb tsam txias, cov khoom yooj yooj yim thiab khov tiv thaiv teeb meem:
PEX:
- Cov kav dej hloov tau yooj yim nthuav dav thaum dej khov es tsis txhob tawg zoo li cov tooj liab.
- Tsawg dua rau qhov khov khov loj hauv cov cheeb tsam uas tsis muaj qhov thaiv zoo li cov chaw nkag.
- Yooj yim kom ntws tawm rau lub caij ntuj no hauv tsev. Flexible PEX muaj tsawg dua sab hauv ntim ntim.
Tooj:
- Cov kav hlau tsis muaj zog tuaj yeem tawg ntawm cov ntsiab lus tsis muaj zog yog tias cov dej hauv qhov khov, ua rau cov xau loj heev.
- Yooj yim rau khov kev puas tsuaj hauv qhov chaw tsis muaj cua sov yam tsis muaj kev mob siab rau rwb thaiv tsev lossis cua sov tracing.
- Nws tuaj yeem nyuaj rau lub tshuab nqus dej rau lub caij ntuj no hauv txhua cov kav dej. Dej tseem nyob hauv lub luj tshib.
- Kev khiav dej num ua ntej lub caij khov yog qhov yuav tsum tau ua. Kev kho cov yeeb nkab tooj liab tawg yog kim.
Hauv cov huab cua hnyav sab qaum teb, PEX muab kev zam txim ntau ntxiv ua tsaug rau nws qhov hloov pauv tau yooj yim. Kev ua tsis tiav uas yuav tsum tau kho loj yuav muaj tsawg dua. Qhov no ua rau muaj kev thaj yeeb nyab xeeb rau cov tsev nyob rau lub caij ntuj sov lossis cov tsev uas muaj cov neeg nyob sib txawv thiab qib rwb thaiv tsev.
Visual Appeal Differences
Kev zoo nkauj tej zaum yuav muaj teeb meem rau qhov chaw raug teeb tsa:
PEX:
- Muaj xim liab, xiav, dawb, thiab lwm yam xim los ntawm kev thov rau xim coding.
- Tubing txwv customization vim tus qauv loj. Tab sis hloov tau.
- Push-fittings tsis muaj kev xaiv zoo nkauj zoo li polished chrome.
Tooj:
- Muab khoom plig rau qhov zoo nkauj patina tiav thaum ntuj tooj liab xim tau tso cai rau hnub nyoog.
- Cov txheej txheem yas-coated tooj liab muaj qhov zoo nkauj zoo nkauj.
- Ntau yam zoo nkauj tooj liab fittings thiab valve tuav muaj.
- Nws tuaj yeem khoov khoov los ntawm kev ua lag luam txawj ntse rau hauv kev cai nkhaus routing.
Rau cov kab uas pom qhov muag pom qhov teeb meem, tooj liab muab ntau txoj kev zoo nkauj los ntawm kev xaiv tiav thiab cov khoom zoo nkauj. Qhov no tso cai rau kev sib piv rau lwm yam hlau architectural nta rau ib tug cohesive saib. PEX muab cov qauv yooj yim dua.
Kev sib piv Recyclability
Ob qho khoom siv yog cov khoom siv rov ua dua tshiab thaum kawg ntawm lub neej:
PEX:
- Tubing nws tus kheej yog 100 feem pua recyclable. Recycled rau hauv cov kav dej sib xyaw ua ke.
- Haum cov hlau zoo li tooj liab thiab tooj dag tuaj yeem rov ua dua tshiab.
- Cov kev pabcuam rov ua dua tshiab nrog kev thov. Tshawb xyuas PEX rov ua dua hauv zos.
Tooj:
- Cov khoom siv nyiaj ntau heev ua rau cov kav dej tooj liab tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo dua.
- Tubing thiab fittings tau yooj yim siv dua rau hauv cov khoom siv tooj liab tshiab. Ntau tshaj 80 feem pua ntawm US cov kav dej tooj liab tau siv dua.
- Muab cov peev txheej ua haujlwm tau zoo los ntawm yuav luag txhua qhov rov ua dua tshiab.
Recyclability muab ob qho tib si cov ntaub ntawv muaj zog sustainability zoo. PEX cov khoom siv rov ua dua tshiab tau loj hlob kom rov qab cov khoom siv thaum kawg ntawm lub neej, ntxiv rau lawv cov txiaj ntsig ntsuab. Tab sis tooj liab tus nqi tsim nyog thiab cov khoom siv rov ua dua tshiab ua rau muaj kev cuam tshuam ib puag ncig tsawg txawm tias xav tau kev pab ntau dua.
Kev siv zoo tshaj plaws: PEX vs Copper
Raws li cov xwm txheej saum toj no, cov kev siv zoo tshaj plaws ua raws li:
PEX:
- Cov kav dej kub thiab dej txias
- Radiant pem teb cua sov tshuab
- DIY tsev kav dej
- Kev kho cov kav dej qub qub uas siv tsis tau rau kev kho
- Trench faus nrog kev sib txuas tsawg dua
- Sib tw routing xwm txheej los ntawm framing
- Corrosive dej tej yam kev mob cuam tshuam tooj liab
Tooj:
- Cov khoom siv hluav taws xob tau nthuav tawm nrog cov khoom siv kho kom zoo nkauj
- Hnub ci thermal cua sov tshuab nrog kub siab heev
- Cov kav dej kho mob rhiab heev qhov twg xoom leeching tseem ceeb
- Cov kav dej ua lag luam uas cov tooj liab twb tau ua tiav lawm
- Ncaj routing qauv xav tau me ntsis yooj
- Cov kws tshaj lij kev lag luam txhim kho rau cov kws txawj ua haujlwm zoo sib koom ua ke
- Ib puag ncig qhov twg tooj liab ib txwm passivates
Los ntawm kev sib piv qhov muaj zog rau cov kev xav tau, ob qho khoom siv tuaj yeem ua tau zoo hauv cov ntsiab lus zoo. Nyhav yam xws li kub, siab, dej chemistry, installation txawj, thiab zoo nkauj rau ib tug zoo tagnrho haum.
Cov lus dab neeg hais txog PEX thiab tooj liab
Txawm hais tias muaj zog, qee qhov kev xav tsis tseeb txog PEX thiab tooj liab tseem muaj:
PEX Myths:
- PEX tau txais "plasticized" thiab nkig dhau sijhawm - False - PEX yog cov yas thermoset uas tsis degrade nrog tshav kub.
- PEX tubing tawg yooj yim - Tsis tseeb - PEX yog qhov ruaj khov rau nws txoj sia nrog kev teeb tsa zoo. Kev ua tsis tiav yog tshwm sim los ntawm kev sib txuas tsis raug lossis tag nrho tshaj-pressurization, tsis yog lub raj.
- PEX yuav tsum muaj cov cuab yeej ua lag luam kim - Tsis tseeb - Kev teeb tsa PEX yooj yim tsuas yog yuav tsum tau yooj yim, pheej yig crimpers thiab cutters muaj nyob txhua qhov chaw.
- PEX kinks yooj yim - Tsis tseeb - PEX yog hloov tau yooj yim tab sis tiv taus kinking nyob rau hauv ib txwm tuav thaum lub sijhawm teeb tsa.
Copper Myths:
- tooj liab leeches rau hauv dej haus - cuav - tooj liab ib leeg tsis leeches teeb meem kab mob thaum siv rau potable kav dej. Cov dej acidity siab thiab cov dej sawv ntsug ua rau maj mam corrode tooj liab.
- Cov kav dej yas zoo li PEX muaj kev nyab xeeb dua li tooj liab - cuav - pom zoo tooj liab tsis paub txog leeching lossis teeb meem kev noj qab haus huv. Tab sis hom flux tsis raug tuaj yeem ua teeb meem.
- Cov kav dej tooj liab ua tsis tau tom qab 20-30 xyoo - False - Txhim kho thiab khaws cov tooj liab kom zoo tuaj yeem nyob tau 50-70 xyoo lossis ntau dua. Cov yeeb nkab tsis ua haujlwm tshwm sim los ntawm kev teeb tsa tsis raug lossis cov dej tsis zoo.
Los ntawm busting myths xwb, peb pab kom xaiv raws li qhov ua tau zoo. Ob qho khoom siv ua lub luag haujlwm tseem ceeb.
Thaum kaw, thaum tshiab hloov pauv PEX tau txais qhov chaw rau nws txoj kev yooj yim installation, ib txwm tooj liab tseem zoo heev rau cov kav dej kav ntev hauv cov ntawv thov tsim nyog. Tsis muaj kev xaiv "zoo tshaj" thoob plaws ntiaj teb ntawm PEX thiab tooj liab. Ua tib zoo ntsuas qhov project xav tau los tiv thaiv qhov muaj zog ntawm txhua yam khoom siv raws li tus nqi, kev ua tau zoo, lub neej ntev, kev zoo nkauj, thiab cov kev xav tau ntawm kev teeb tsa qhia kev xaiv rau qhov zoo tagnrho. Hauv kev teeb tsa raug, ob qho tib si PEX thiab tooj liab tuaj yeem muab tau kaum xyoo ntawm kev pabcuam txhim khu kev qha los ntawm kev sib piv cov peev xwm ua tau zoo rau cov ntawv thov. Kuv vam tias cov neeg ua dej num ntxaws ntxaws txog qhov hnyav PEX piv rau tooj liab pab koj ua qhov kev xaiv paub tshaj plaws thaum npaj koj qhov chaw nyob tom ntej lossis kev lag luam kav dej. Thov tsis txhob yig tiv tauj nrog cov lus nug ntxiv!
