Do I need Oxy barrier PEX for this?
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Hi,
I’m cutting out some sections of my 1″ copper baseboard radiation piping where it’s buried in my basement slab (it’s developed leaks after 50 yrs of contact with the concrete).
I know that if I had lots of surface area in a radiant slab system with loops of 1/2″ PEX, that you should use PEX with an oxygen barrier.
However, If I’m just splicing in a total of 50′ of 1″ PEX piping to re-route sections of my baseboard hot water loop, do I really ned PEX with the barrier???
Thanks!
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yes.
If you value the longevity of your CI pumps & boilers, YES!
Looks like there's some agreement on this!Thanks!
definitely!
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