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Uponor PEX-a Advantages

• More than 15 billion feet of pipe and 500 million fittings installed worldwide
• Expands up to 3X its diameter, minimizing potential freeze damage
• Highly durable; resists corrosion, pitting and scaling
• Uponor PEX-a Pipe Support, PEX-a pipe and ProPEX EP fittings listed to ASTM E84 for use in plenums without the need for insulation
• Offers up to 40% reduction in surge pressure caused by quick-acting valves as compared to metallic piping
• Provides up to 30% better insulation value compared to metallic piping
• Sound intensity of PEX-a is at least 8 times less than that of copper pipe for a given change in velocity
• Shape memory ideal for cold-expansion fittings — no torches, glues, crimps, clamps or dry-fit leak concerns
• Expansion fittings offer up to 22% larger ID for up to 40% higher gpm compared to insert fittings
• PEX-a Pipe Support channel enables hanger spacing equal to that of copper
• Made in the USA, helps projects meet Buy American requirements
• 25-year warranty on Uponor AquaPEX pipe and ProPEX expansion fittings