Since the there is this super interest in pex plumbing lately we will compare pex plumbing with good old copper plumbing in several different areas.

Price of copper pipe  Vs price of pex pipe

The price of copper is way higher then the price of pex tubing as far as the initial rough goes for sure, but when you start getting into manifold and valve systems pex could be equal in price with all the additional ad-ons, but of your going to just rough a house pex would be cheaper for sure.

Ease of installation of copper pipe Vs Pex

If you are experienced wit working with a ruler and a pipe cutter you may think copper would be faster but its not. In fact you could probably rough houses in half the time you could with copper plumbing.

Repairing copper pipe Vs pex pipe

Copper pipe is way more popular today then pex, even though pex is gaining speed and becoming more popular each day. Copper fittings are available at most hardware stores, plumbing supplies and even some large garden centers or even places like wal-mart. Your not going to find a place to buy pex fittings at 3am in the morning, well not yet at least.

Reasons why you should use copper over pex

Pex is not a recyclable material like copper is.

Copper pipe is bio static

Pex can break down with exposure to direct sunlight

Read more about the Benefits of using copper tubing and this will show you many other reasons why.

Reasons you would want to use pex

Pex can be installed half the time (great in emergencies)

Pex can be cheaper, way cheaper

Pex can be installed without major plumbing tools like expensive torches and so on.