Uploaded May 2019 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
After years of pinhole leaks and failed joints, I decided to replace the 19 year old copper pipes in my house. This is a video journal showing how I did the install and cutover to PEX alongside my copper, one fixture at a time. I used ViegaPex, which is PEX-B, and copper crimp rings.
Some links and info:
MANABLOC (9 hot, 15 cold) - supplyhouse.com/Viega-50243-1-2-24-Port-PolyAlloy-Crimp-MANABLOC-9-hot-15-cold
Zurn QCRTMH Crimp Tool kit - amazon.com/Zurn-QCRTMH-Multi-Head-Watertight-Connections/dp/B000UVOPRS
Husky Flexible Tube Cutter - homedepot.com/p/Husky-Flexible-Tube-Cutter-97642/304217583
Most items purchased from supplyhouse.com
Blue & red Viega PEX, 100’ rolls, 3/8”, 1/2", 3/4"
I used a combination of fittings and valves from Viega, Bluefin, and Dahl, all worked perfectly.
After years of pinhole leaks and failed joints, I decided to replace the 19 year old copper pipes in my house. This is a video journal showing how I did the install and cutover to PEX alongside my copper, one fixture at a time. I used ViegaPex, which is PEX-B, and copper crimp rings.
Some links and info:
MANABLOC (9 hot, 15 cold) - supplyhouse.com/Viega-50243-1-2-24-Port-PolyAlloy-Crimp-MANABLOC-9-hot-15-cold
Zurn QCRTMH Crimp Tool kit - amazon.com/Zurn-QCRTMH-Multi-Head-Watertight-Connections/dp/B000UVOPRS
Husky Flexible Tube Cutter - homedepot.com/p/Husky-Flexible-Tube-Cutter-97642/304217583
Most items purchased from supplyhouse.com
Blue & red Viega PEX, 100’ rolls, 3/8”, 1/2", 3/4"
I used a combination of fittings and valves from Viega, Bluefin, and Dahl, all worked perfectly.
