eamarquardt wrote:A good engineer uses the materials that are easily available! I HATE to see things go to waste.
But is it good engineering to use the wrong part for the job, requiring more effort and producing an inferior result to using the readily available right parts?
I hate waste, too, but the PEX isn't wasted just because it doesn't go into this electrical job: why not save it for the next plumbing job... or is the idea to use some leftover electrical conduit for that?
PEX is common cross-linked polyethylene pipe for plumbing; I thought it had been in use for a long time in residential plumbing.
PVC (relatively rigid plastic) electrical conduit is a common (e.g. Home Depot) item here (made by
Scepter and others), in nominal sizes from 1/2" to 6". It's also cheap, and there's a full range of fittings for it. Maybe the PVC conduit fitting would fix the PEX, but if not, why not just use the right stuff?