Is Pex Being Discontinued

REHAU PEX Discontinuing Production in United States. REHAU has announced a strategic shift away from the production and sale of commodity products, and will exit municipal PVC pipe manufacturing and supply in Canada, as well as its business as a PEX plumbing systems supplier in the United States and Canada.

What is bad about PEX pipe?

The chlorine in the water inside PEX pipes speed-up the brittle oxidative failure of cross-linked polyethylene. This failure leads to sudden leakage and sometimes even bursting of the pipes. … Now, the chlorine degrades the antioxidants first but eventually ends up reaching the pipe and causing failure.

Is PEX bad for drinking water?

The inner pipe for drinking water is made of a plastic called cross-linked polyethylene (PEX). … There are no health risks associated with drinking water from PEX pipes. A few types of PEX-pipe may cause prolonged undesirable taste and odour if the water remains in pipes over time.