Why New PEX Plumbing Is Failing in Brand-New Homes (The Fitting Cover-Up)

Why New PEX Plumbing Is Failing in Brand-New Homes (The Fitting Cover-Up) Why are brand-new luxury homes flooding just five years after completion? Plumbing systems used to be built to last half a century. Today, high-tech plastic pipes are bursting and fittings are disintegrating before the first renovation is even planned. We investigated the systemic failure of modern PEX systems — and the "cost-cutting" fitting scandal the industry is trying to bury. In this video: The Brass Betrayal: Why "dezincification" is turning your fittings into Swiss cheese PEX-A vs. PEX-B: The chemical breakdown secret manufacturers don't mention The Chlorine Conflict: How standard city water is eating modern pipes from the inside out The $30,000 Re-Pipe: Why new homeowners are footing the bill for "innovative" shortcuts Subscribe for weekly consumer investigations. #homeowner #infrastructure #scamalert #buildingfail