Posted by Hal (WA) on September 03, 2008 at 22:59:04 from (208.81.157.90):
In Reply to: shop air lines posted by oj on September 01, 2008 at 17:50:16:
I have wondered about that too. Pex is a lot cheaper and seems very easy to work with.
I plumbed my airlines in 1" copper, before it got so awfully expensive. One of the things I liked about using copper is that it is a good radiator of heat and that way the air at the end of the line where I hook up to paint is a lot cooler than it was coming out of the compressor. Pex, being a plastic would not release the heat as well, I would think.
It will be interesting to see how Pex holds up over the years as water pipes. Lots of houses built over the last 10 years or so around here have the Pex plumbing. I did my house in copper, because it was proven technology that I was very familiar with. But if I was going to build one today, I would use Pex. I helped my son in law plumb their new house with Pex. It sure is easy and costs much less than copper. But only time will tell if Pex is a good very long term solution.
Good luck! I hope Pex works out great for you, if you decide to use it.
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