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Featured reading in this collection includes: PEX vs Copper vs CPVC: Bore, Cost, and Why PEX Needs a Size Up; How Much Does It Cost to Repipe a House? The Variable Nobody Quotes; What Size Water Line Do I Need? Velocity and Pressure, Both. Open any article for full detail, examples, and links to free tools that support faster estimating.
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- PEX vs Copper vs CPVC: Bore, Cost, and Why PEX Needs a Size Up
PEX and CPVC share a Hazen-Williams C of 150. At 10 gpm in nominal 3/4 inch, CPVC loses 7.70 psi per 100 ft and PEX loses 19.55 — because nominal size is a label, not a hole.
- How Much Does It Cost to Repipe a House? The Variable Nobody Quotes
$9,150 in PEX with open walls. $27,870 in copper behind plaster and tile. Same 1,800 ft2 house — because material and access compound rather than add, and access is the line nobody puts on the quote.
- What Size Water Line Do I Need? Velocity and Pressure, Both
At 18 gpm, 3/4 inch copper runs 11.93 ft/s and loses 32.91 psi per 100 ft — it fails both rules at once. Why a water line has to clear velocity and pressure, and why PEX needs a size up on copper.
Related resources
- 02 Sep, 2026
PEX vs Copper vs CPVC: Bore, Cost, and Why PEX Needs a Size Up
PEX and CPVC share a Hazen-Williams C of 150. At 10 gpm in nominal 3/4 inch, CPVC loses 7.70 psi per 100 ft and PEX loses 19.55 — because nominal size is a label, not a hole.
- 01 Sep, 2026
How Much Does It Cost to Repipe a House? The Variable Nobody Quotes
$9,150 in PEX with open walls. $27,870 in copper behind plaster and tile. Same 1,800 ft2 house — because material and access compound rather than add, and access is the line nobody puts on the quote.
- 01 Sep, 2026
What Size Water Line Do I Need? Velocity and Pressure, Both
At 18 gpm, 3/4 inch copper runs 11.93 ft/s and loses 32.91 psi per 100 ft — it fails both rules at once. Why a water line has to clear velocity and pressure, and why PEX needs a size up on copper.
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