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Review on Viega 50143 2 Inch PureFlow Manabloc by Charles Parente

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Fairly smooth in rough plumbing

I have a project where I am renovating a downstairs bathroom and laundry room. After ripping out all the drywall, I found that the main plumbing connections were in one of the walls. "What a great idea to install one of those newfangled water pressure equalization systems!" I thought! So I researched and settled on Viega 50143 and ALL the additional PEX pipes, tools, fittings etc. It was a learning experience for me as I had never worked with this material before. Here's what I found: Viega was easy to install. The kit included all the hardware needed, a template for drilling holes in the studs for the pipe routing, labels to keep from getting lost (what's installed and what's not), and fairly detailed instructions. be gentle It's plastic and I figured it wouldn't take much effort to damage it. Now that he's fine I found out we can take a shower upstairs and run the washing machine at the same time. bliss. The labels are kinda lousy and keep peeling off. I think I'll put a piece of tape on them to keep them from falling off. I've found that PEX and Viega take as long to install as copper, but are much more forgiving. I like it. Anyone wanna do drywall for me?

Pros
  • Proven quality and no corrosion
Cons
  • Quick instructions