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Originally Posted by DennisTD
Not a plumbing expert here. What type of tubing is used in our XLRs? I understand it is PEX, but when I went to the hardware store I see there are different types of PEX. Any advice would be appreciated.
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What are you trying to do, D? I am not sure all of our units have the same brand, probably not. But the difference seems to be temperature and pressure ratings. I see red for hot and blue for cold, the color is an indicator to aid the installation. There is also translucent that is rated as well.
As far as I know, all tubing has printing all along the length that tells you what it is and what you would need to buy. The PEX I worked with was translucent rated for 280 degrees and 80 psi (from memory), which came in 10' lengths; and I used brass (bronze?) fittings and the clinch type clamp. The iron ring takes a pricey tool, the clinch type tool about a $30. They make push on type of fittings as well. Shark bite, I think. Many of this push on fittings are pricey, too.
Let me know, and I can go out and read what the marking on my pex says... if you need me to.