Copper Piping: Benefits and Drawbacks<\/strong><\/h3>\nCopper Piping is\u00a0a more expensive plumbing choice and has been around the longest. Copper can be recycled, unlike PEX. Copper can also be used both inside and outdoors.<\/p>\n
Copper\u2019s expense is one of the big drawbacks, since it can be twice as costly as PEX. Another drawback is that copper plumbing can sometimes give a metallic twang to water. Freezing weather is the enemy of copper piping, because it can freeze and break, so longevity is not always guaranteed.<\/p>\n
Both PEX and Copper have some important advantages, so it is best to give careful consideration to each before choosing the right one for your home. Your plumbing is something you will be using for many years, possibly a lifetime, so take your time making your selection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Even if you are far from being a plumbing expert, there are some plumbing basics that can help you select the best type of piping for your home. There are a couple of choices available, and there are some significant differences between them. The two choices most commonly seen in plumbing today are PEX tubing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plumbingolympia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plumbingolympia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plumbingolympia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plumbingolympia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plumbingolympia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/plumbingolympia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":377,"href":"https:\/\/plumbingolympia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions\/377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plumbingolympia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plumbingolympia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plumbingolympia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}