West Coast water pipe corrosion and PEX as a solution?

Way back in 2012, we reported that PEX was likely to “soon” become more common than copper pipe in residential applications. As usual, there are different views on PEX versus copper, but the following post from Wolfgang Scheuer, a mechanical services contractor, gives it a high rating…

“Another large benefit of PEX is that on the west coast the water is very corrosive in cities like Victoria and Vancouver. The water suppliers have not seen fit to correct this issue which leads to widespread problems with pinholes in copper pipe as well as excess copper levels that create green staining and also leach out from brass valves and devices. Using PEX can reduce the amount of copper in drinking water and also avoid pin holes down the road – which can cost big money for repairs and remediation.”