PEX is cheaper than copper. ... PEX pipe is less likely than CPVC pipe to burst if it freezes. ... You slip the cinch clamp tool over the protruding tab and squeeze to tighten the cinch clamp.

Copper Pipe. Copper tubing has ... Installing PEX tubing can be done with cinch or crimp rings and a cinch clamp tool or compression or stab-in fittings, either technique is easier and less toxic ...

Q: Dear Tim, I love reading your column in my local paper. Several months ago, you wrote about which plumbing pipe might be better for water lines, copper and PEX. You briefly mentioned a new tool ...