RESIDENTIAL SOLUTIONS
The best pipe for the job
Learn about Uponor’s two different PEX piping products for residential radiant floor heating systems.
Uponor residential radiant floor heating system piping products
Choose the right pipe for your radiant project
With 40 years of proven performance, Wirsbo hePEX is Uponor’s premium PEX-a pipe available in various sizes from 5/16" to 4". Uponor helioPEX is a “PEX-other” crosslinked polyethylene pipe that allows greater profitability in projects using pipe sizes from ½" to ¾".
Uponor's radiant pipe offering
Wirsbo hePEX
- PEX-a manufacturing method for 80+% crosslinking
- Pipe sizes from 5/16" to 4"
- Approved for potable use
- 30-year warranty
Uponor helioPEX X2
- PEX-other manufacturing method for 75-80% crosslinking
- Pipe sizes in ½", ⅝" and ¾"
- Not approved for potable use
- 25-year warranty
Uponor PEX piping vs. other radiant piping products
Uponor PEX piping products feature the highest degree of crosslinking for the greatest flexibility and durability. And unlike PEX-b, PEX-c and PE-RT pipe, Uponor pipe can be kink repaired with a simple shot of heat from a heat gun to eliminate unnecessary couplings in a system. Best of all, Uponor PEX pipe offers thermal memory, which enables the strongest connections for ASTM F1960 expansion fittings.
Wirsbo hePEX
Uponor helioPEX X2
PEX-b
PEX-c
PE-RT
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