Re:How Plastics Are Poisoning Us
by patmorgan23 on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @09:24AM
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Most new construction in the last 10 years is all PVC and PEX, not copper.
Re:How Plastics Are Poisoning Us
by LinuxBender on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @09:58AM
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My home was built in 1970. Most homes in my area were built in the 70's and 80's. When I rebuild my home I do plan to use PEX. I also want to use the ManaBloc port adapters because that was a damn cool idea whoever came up with it. Then I will just have to worry about chemicals leeching into the water such as MTBE and tert-Butyl alcohol unofficially of course but I don't drink from the well water anyway.
My plumber prefers copper pipes. He's replaced a couple of leaks (in PVC pipes) with copper at core junctions in my house. I never knew it was dangerous.
Most homes have copper water pipes. That's probably more important to test as corrosion in water bottles should be easy to spot. There are test kits one can buy to test their water at home.