Reply To: toxicity of high density plastic vs. copper

Home › Forums › Public Forums › General Plumbing › toxicity of high density plastic vs. copper › Reply To: toxicity of high density plastic vs. copper

21 Jul 2003 at 7:52 pm #294767
Avatar photoGarySlusser
Participant

    High density plastic would be PEX, right? That and PVC, CPVC and PE plastic are basically inert. OTOH, copper is leached/corroded into water by many things, hence the pinhole leak problems with copper. Also the new US NSF standard 61 bans copper in water of less than 6.5 pH.

    Gary
    Quality Water Associates

    Pin It on Pinterest

    Share This