[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: [BULK] Re: green building and plastics and PEX discussions

[Lawrence Lile]

I have no information that says PEX has any harmful effects whatsoever.
I know purists who won't drink out of any plastic piping whatsoever, and
this attitude may have some grounding in fact but is probably just
paranoia.  If anyone has any better info on this let us know!
 
--Lawrence
 
 
 

________________________________

From: Reuben Deumling [mailto:9watts at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 2:40 PM
To: Lawrence Lile
Subject: [BULK] Re: [Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: green building and
plastics and PEX discussions
Importance: Low


Lawrence,
can you give me specific reasons to be suspicious of PEX from a health
perspective? I chose PEX over copper recently because a colleague who is
a student of Green Chemistry believed it would be less reactive with
drinking water than copper piping. But he may be wrong...? 
 
Reuben Deumling

 
On 7/20/06, Lawrence Lile <LLile at projsolco.com> wrote: 

	I am often not keen on whole house water filters unless they
solve a
	specific problem, but in this case I would agree.  If your water
is 
	eating your pipes, the filter would be the most direct way to
deal with
	the problem.  In a PH neutral system, copper is going to deliver
the
	cleanest water of any common type of piping. I would argue for
keeping 
	the copper, unless it is totally shot, over replacing it.
	
	
	--Lawrence Lile
	
	
	
	
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Debra
	Lombard
	Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 9:38 AM
	To: Nitya Akeroyd
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	Subject: [BULK] Re: [Greenbuilding] green building and plastics
and PEX
	discussions 
	Importance: Low
	
	if your water is acidic you should get a whole house water
filter. It
	will then allieve you of having to worry about your piping and
provide
	you with better health.
	
	remember that when you shower all the pores in the top of your
head by 
	your brain get dosed with all of the chemicals in your water. A
pH of 7
	is best for human bodies and your water should be around pH=7
	
	lemon juice and coffee are around pH of 1-2
	
	Debra Lombard, LEED AP 
	Sustainable Design Specialist
	The RETEC Group, Inc.
	900 Chapel St., 2nd Fl - Box 9
	New Haven, CT 06510
	Tel: 203-868-0137
	Fax: 203-773-3657
	dlombard at retec.com
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