The Incredible Resilience of Uponor PEX-a in Freezing Conditions
Uponor AquaPEX®
Flexible. Durable. Freeze-Resilience.
Uponor AquaPEX® is a high-performance PEX‑a plumbing pipe built for demanding conditions. Its exceptional freeze resilience makes it ideal for cold climates and areas prone to sudden temperature drops.
The manufacturing process for Uponor PEX‑a, results in a product that can expand up to three times its diameter without cracking or bursting—helping it withstand freeze-thaw cycles that can damage traditional materials.
With a unique cross-linked structure that delivers strength and shape memory, it maintains system integrity, supports consistent water flow, and helps reduce the risk of costly freeze damage.
With the freeze resiliency of Uponor PEX-a pipe, homeowners, businesses, and installers have greater confidence their plumbing systems will remain reliable and operational, even in the harshest winter environments.
Uponor PEX-a Freeze Test
The only buildings that didn’t have pipe failure were the ones plumbed with PEX.
Hear why the Katy, TX, School District switched their plumbing spec to PEX.
In 2021, the state of Texas felt the full wrath of a winter storm system that coated the state in ice and left homeowners and businesses alike with water pouring from their burst copper and rigid piping systems. Uponor stepped up, donating $30,000 of Uponor AquaPEX pipe, assuring Texans that PEX-a pipe will stand up to the next historic freeze in the state.