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MUNICIPEX IS RESILIENT From new construction to repairs, it’s essential to choose the right pipe for your work—one that will do its job, do it well, and last for a long time with no maintenance needs. MUNICIPEX, from REHAU, is a proven, reliable option that gives the versatility and flexibility you need for any municipal project. REHAU Copper Copper MUNICIPEX MUNICIPEX MUNICIPEX Piping that PERFORMS LIGHTWEIGHT EASIER TO HANDLE RESISTANT TO COMMON COPPER PIPING CHALLENGES BUDGET CERTAINTY MUNICIPEX: COPPER: SUSTAINABILITY HIGH-PERFORMANCE PEXa WATER SERVICE LINE LBS / FOOT Corrosion build-up LESS ENERGY THAN COPPER Easy connections with any AWWA C800 brass fittings Allows for native soil backfill LOWER OVERALL CARBON FOOTPRINT Impacts and abrasions Chemicals Light weight Low transport costs Easy to carry and uncoil 180x more rigid Splits in freezing temperatures Complicated to repair LOW-COST INSTALLATION MUNICIPEX IS COST-EFFECTIVE + ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY Easy and minimal repair needs Absorbs and dissipates energy from pressure surges and ground movement Expands in cold and freezing temperatures 70% less 84% less Flexibility: Bends 5x its outside diameter (OD) available from 3/4 in. to 2 in. MUNICIPEX AT A GLANCE ¾ in. diameter 2 in. diameter MUNICIPEX Copper Multiple coil lengths Consecutive footage marks every 3ft. reduce product waste and overspending 1,000ft coil lengths eliminate need for couplings TYPE K COPPER PRICE: Fluctuates Can cost 2-3X more than PEXa With no theft value. VS MUNICIPEX PRICE: Stable MUNICIPEX COPPER ENERGY USAGE MUNICIPEX MUNICIPEX Main 3 ft. MUNICIPEX Copper A long-term, cost-effective alternative to copper, MUNICIPEX provides the quality and durability you need on the job. Learn more: www.MUNICIPEX.com SOURCE: “Life Cycle Inventory of the Production of Plastics Pipes for Use in Three Plumbing Applications,” Franklin Associates, 2008. https://www.ppfahome.org/pdf/Peer_Reviewed_Pipe_Use_Phase_Report_combined_Final.pdf

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Page 1: MUNICIPEX vs. Copper Infographic Final - Rehau Group€¦ · MUNICIPEX vs. Copper Infographic Final Created Date: 4/12/2018 10:28:53 AM

MUNICIPEX IS RESILIENT

From new construction to repairs, it’s essential to choose the right pipe for your work—one that will do its job, do it well, and last for a long time with no maintenance needs. MUNICIPEX, from REHAU, is a proven,

reliable option that gives the versatil ity and �exibil ity you need for any municipal project.

REHAU

Copper CopperMUNICIPEX MUNICIPEX

MUNICIPEX Piping that PERFORMS

LIGHTWEIGHT

EASIER TO HANDLE

RESISTANT TO COMMON COPPER PIPING CHALLENGES

BUDGET CERTAINTY

MUNICIPEX: COPPER:

SUSTAINABILITY

HIGH-PERFORMANCE PEXa WATER SERVICE LINE

LBS / FOOT

Corrosion build-up

LESS ENERGY THAN COPPER

Easy connections with any AWWA C800 brass �ttings Allows for native soil back�ll

LOWER OVERALL CARBON FOOTPRINT

Impacts and abrasions Chemicals

Light weight Low transport costs Easy to carry and uncoil

180x more rigid

Splits in freezing temperatures

Complicated to repair

LOW-COST INSTALLATION

MUNICIPEX IS COST-EFFECTIVE+ ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY

Easy and minimal repair needs

Absorbs and dissipates energy from pressure surgesand ground movement

Expands in cold and freezing temperatures

70% less

84% less

Flexibility: Bends 5x its outside diameter (OD)

available from 3/4 in. to 2 in.

MUNICIPEX AT A GLANCE

¾ in. diameter 2 in. diameter

MUNICIPEXCopper

Multiple coil lengths

Consecutive footage marks every 3ft. reduce product waste and overspending

1,000ft coil lengths eliminate need for couplings

TYPE K COPPER PRICE: Fluctuates

Can cost 2-3X more than PEXaWith no theft value.

VS

MUNICIPEX PRICE: Stable

MUNICIPEX COPPER

ENERGY USAGE

MUNICIPEXMUNICIPEX Main

3 ft.

MUNICIPEX Copper

A long-term, cost-effective alternative to copper, MUNICIPEX provides the quality and durability you need on the job.

Learn more: www.MUNICIPEX.comSOURCE: “Life Cycle Inventory of the Production of Plastics Pipes for Use in Three Plumbing Applications,” Franklin Associates, 2008. https://www.ppfahome.org/pdf/Peer_Reviewed_Pipe_Use_Phase_Report_combined_Final.pdf