bimmer1980
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I'm getting ready to pressure test my pex before I pour the concrete. How much PSI do you guys put on it for the test and for holding pressure during the pour?
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Pressure testing Pex before pour--PSI??
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D.J.
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Shouldn't you use fluid in the pex tubing plus about a amount of air pressure to keep it from floating in the pour? This is what I have always heard and read. then is pressure is lost, you immeadiately stop the pour and find the leak and repair it!
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bimmer1980
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I pressure tested it to 70 psi last night. One of the biggest pains was getting the right fittings to hook up to my air compressor... I knew what I wanted, but to find it at Lowes or Home Depot was painful...
Once I got all the fittings tight, I checked with the air on and sprayed it with a soap solution. Sure enough, I found a few more places where the fittings needed to be tightened.
I finally got it all to stabalize and it held 70 psi the whole night. I called the inspector this morning and he came out mid morning and gave me the "pass" sticker.
that was a good milestone for me!
Once I got all the fittings tight, I checked with the air on and sprayed it with a soap solution. Sure enough, I found a few more places where the fittings needed to be tightened.
I finally got it all to stabalize and it held 70 psi the whole night. I called the inspector this morning and he came out mid morning and gave me the "pass" sticker.
that was a good milestone for me!