[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: [BULK] Re: PEX tubing

Chris Green pojeros at telus.net
Thu Jan 18 21:11:35 CST 2007


Lawrence Lile wrote
> If the temperature drops from the time you pressurize it, to the time
> you check the pressure in a few days, your plumbers will run around like
> keystone cops trying to find the nonexistent leaks.  A little drop in
> temperature can cause a drop in air pressure in the pipe.  We struggled
> with this, and delayed pouring concrete for a few days while trying to
> figure it out.  
>
>
> Lawrence Lile, P.E., LEED AP
>   
Thanks. I wasn't aware of this, and would probably never have thought of 
it.

Cheers,

Chris Green.



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