Power mains question: wire gauge

Dec 28, 2012 143 Replies

looking on the internet I see lots of installations with what appears to be very fine PEX tubing.

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Just to be sure, I pulled out an ohm meter to check it and yup, you're right, PEX has a *lot* more resistance than copper.

Rick

There are NO straight runs, either. Anyway, from my experience, it sucks for water distribution. I'm not all that happy with the PVC I have now, either. Copper is so easy...

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