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PEX-A (expansion PEX) almost all have a limited warranty period of 20-25 years depending on manufacture. It’s minimum reported lifespan is closer to 40-50 years with it estimated to be as high as 100 years depending on water quality, usage, other factors.


> limited warranty period of 20-25 years depending on manufacture

If there’s a significant enough problem, these construction manufacturers have a tendency to go out of business and reorganize, voiding all the warranties in the process.


In theory, you could get warranties from longer lived organisations. Eg from big insurers like Allianz or Axa. (If there's a market.)




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