Comments on From a Bare Hull: Building A Westsail 42, Hull #60: Plumbing and PEX

Another possibility. Heat loss from the PEX tubing...

2012-01-15T09:15:53.321-08:00

Another possibility. Heat loss from the PEX tubing would encourage air circulation due to convection. Air circulation is always good, especially in the areas where the PEX tubing is being run (lower ends of enclosed cabinetry). How is that for a rationalization! LOL.

I suppose the condensation on the cold side could ...

2012-01-15T08:07:33.898-08:00

I suppose the condensation on the cold side could be eliminated at the same time. Colin

Hmm. Dunno about insulating PEX. I suppose I could...

2012-01-14T11:01:26.058-08:00

Hmm. Dunno about insulating PEX. I suppose I could use water heater hose instead. Most likely the hot water will only be turned on when needed (cooking, showers, etc.) so the heat loss may not be much concern.

Is it possible to insulate the hot water feed with...

2012-01-14T07:27:51.443-08:00

Is it possible to insulate the hot water feed with a foam wrap. Pex is terrible for radiating away the heat.

SK, thanks for the tip. I haven't yet worked o...

2012-01-14T06:38:04.351-08:00

SK, thanks for the tip. I haven't yet worked out exactly which fittings I need. There is still some design to be "finalized". For now I am just dealing with the hose runs.

Have you picked up a distribution manifold for the...

2012-01-14T05:43:08.291-08:00

Have you picked up a distribution manifold for the pex tubing yet? I got mine on ebaymotors.com for dirt cheap.

Go to ebaymotors.com and do a search on this item number 120842367400