pressure testing Pex lines
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pressure testing Pex lines
I'm in the middle of finishing my basement and in the process I re-piped out my plumbing lines in pex, and installed a manifold. I want to pressure test the lines before I cut over the main water line to the manifold. What is the best way to pressure test? Can I just connect my air compressor to the manifold and pump air into the lines with all the valves open? Or is there a better or proper way of doing it? Any advice would be appreciated.
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The water pressure in my house is 20 psi. I was going to test it at a little more then double, 50 psi and hold it there for a few hours to see if the pressure drops. I was also thinking of adding some water in the lines incase there is a leak, so it may be easier to find.
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20 PSI sounds low to me. At the same time, I wouldn't test it with 50. If there aren't any leaks now, there maybe some when you test it. Wait for Lawrosa. See what he has to say.