PEX Fittings

Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Types of PEX Fittings

In the world of PEX fittings, it can be very confusing to know which the different types of fittings available are out there. There are so many varieties and constructions that here we demystify it for you!

Brass Crimp Styles

These brass style PEX fittings are obviously made of brass but also are the cheapest and commonest kinds of PEX fittings used these days. You can install these using either cinch or clamp technique or the crimp method.

Plastic Type

These are also called poly crimp style PEX fittings and found in black or white colors. These resemble brass variants of PEX fittings and have similar number of barbs.

Push Fit

If you don’t have any PEX rings or PEX tools for connecting with PEX tubing these are perfect for you. The special locking mechanism with multiple components easily slides the PEX pipe to the fitting.

Other variants of the PEX fittings include expansion PEX fittings, press type, compression etc. While the expansion type has a large size middle barb diameter, the compression type has two o-rings of rubber placed on the fitting barbs. The press type of PEX fittings have large amount of barbs over them.