Friday, September 29, 2006

Aquapex tubing

Aquapex is the leading brand of potable water both hot and cold PEX Tubing. Uponor Wirsbo manufactures this brand of PEX Tubing. Aquapex may be used in radiant heat applications where there are no ferrous metal or iron components. However Wirsbo Aquapex is more commonly used for PEX Plumbing applications.

Aquapex meets ASTM F876 and F877, and is certified to NSF standards 14 and 61. It is rated by the PPI: 200°F at 80 psi, 180°F at 100 psi, and 73.4°F at 160 psi. Aquapex Tubing comes in white, red, and blue. The Aquapex tubing is exactly the same just color coated for installation purposes for both hot and cold lines.

Aquapex may be used with the Wirsbo Expander Tool, the SSC Ratchet Tool, or PEX Compression Fittings. It’s an extremely uniform product with high temperature, pressure and chemical resistance. There are several different kinds of PEX tubing on the market and they are not all alike. Aquapex tubing has distinctive properties that make it ideal for plumbing and fire protection applications. The tubing is UL listed for use in residential fire protection systems.

Even though Wirsbo Aquapex does not have an oxygen diffusion barrier, it can be used in an open or open loop heating system. Corrosive or ferrous components should not be used in Aquapex circulating systems.
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