For Immediate Release			July 26, 2010䌀漀渀琀愀挀琀㨀 䤀渀最爀椀搀 䴀愀琀琀猀猀漀渀 Brand Management Senior Manager⠀㠀　　⤀ ㌀㈀㄀ⴀ㐀㜀㌀㤀Ⰰ 攀砀琀⸀ 㐀㈀㐀㤀ingrid.mattsson@uponor.com
唀瀀漀渀漀爀 倀爀攀搀椀挀琀猀 刀攀椀渀猀琀愀琀攀洀攀渀琀 漀昀 䌀爀漀猀猀氀椀渀欀攀搀 倀漀氀礀攀琀栀礀氀攀渀攀 ⠀倀䔀堀⤀ 椀渀 䌀愀氀椀昀漀爀渀椀愀 倀氀甀洀戀椀渀最 䌀漀搀攀       
Despite the recent repeal of crosslinked polyethylene (PEX) tubing 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 䌀愀氀椀昀漀爀渀椀愀 倀氀甀洀戀椀渀最 䌀漀搀攀Ⰰ 栀漀洀攀戀甀椀氀搀攀爀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀甀洀戀椀渀最 挀漀渀琀爀愀挀琀漀爀猀 愀渀搀 consumers should be heartened to know that Uponor will continue its efforts 琀漀 昀甀氀氀礀 爀攀椀渀猀琀愀琀攀 倀䔀堀 椀渀 琀栀攀 挀漀搀攀⸀        
“We are committed to giving Californians the right to choose the 瀀氀甀洀戀椀渀最 瀀爀漀搀甀挀琀 琀栀愀琀 椀猀 戀攀猀琀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀洀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀椀爀 愀瀀瀀氀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀猀Ⰰᴀ†猀愀礀猀 刀椀挀栀 Houle, associate product manager, Uponor Commercial Plumbing. “We are 挀漀渀昀椀搀攀渀琀 漀甀爀 攀昀昀漀爀琀猀Ⰰ 挀漀甀瀀氀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀漀猀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䌀愀氀椀昀漀爀渀椀愀 䈀甀椀氀搀椀渀最 匀琀愀渀搀愀爀搀猀 Commission (CBSC) and the Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association (PPFA), will 爀攀猀琀漀爀攀 倀䔀堀 琀漀 琀栀攀 猀琀愀琀攀 挀漀搀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 渀攀愀爀 昀甀琀甀爀攀⸀ᴀ†       
PEX became part of the California Plumbing Code in August 2009, 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 琀栀攀 䌀䈀匀䌀ᤀ猠 䨀愀渀甀愀爀礀 ㈀　　㤀 挀攀爀琀椀昀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 愀渀 䔀渀瘀椀爀漀渀洀攀渀琀愀氀 䤀洀瀀愀挀琀 Report (EIR) on PEX and the commission’s ensuing unanimous adoption of 爀攀最甀氀愀琀椀漀渀猀 愀瀀瀀爀漀瘀椀渀最 倀䔀堀 眀愀琀攀爀 搀椀猀琀爀椀戀甀琀椀漀渀 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀⸀ 刀攀挀攀渀琀氀礀Ⰰ 栀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 CBSC was compelled to repeal the inclusion of PEX in the state code, 攀昀昀攀挀琀椀瘀攀 䨀甀氀礀 ㄀Ⰰ ㈀　㄀　Ⰰ 琀漀 挀漀洀瀀氀礀 眀椀琀栀 愀 挀漀甀爀琀 漀爀搀攀爀⸀       
“Uponor fully supports the CBSC in its efforts to address the issues the 挀漀甀爀琀 爀愀椀猀攀搀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 䔀䤀刀Ⰰᴀ†猀愀礀猀 䠀漀甀氀攀⸀ ᰀ䈠甀琀 椀琀 椀猀 愀氀猀漀 椀洀瀀漀爀琀愀渀琀 琀漀 渀漀琀攀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 挀漀甀爀琀ᤀ猠 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀猀 昀漀挀甀猀攀搀 漀渀 琀攀挀栀渀椀挀愀氀 愀渀搀 瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀 椀猀猀甀攀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 䔀䤀刀 document, not on the suitability of PEX for plumbing systems.”        ਀䄀瀀瀀爀漀砀椀洀愀琀攀氀礀 ㄀㔀 戀椀氀氀椀漀渀 昀攀攀琀 漀昀 唀瀀漀渀漀爀 倀䔀堀 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀攀搀 throughout the world over the past four decades — including the past 20 礀攀愀爀猀 椀渀 一漀爀琀栀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀⸀ 倀䔀堀 椀猀 挀攀爀琀椀昀椀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 猀琀爀椀渀最攀渀琀 栀攀愀氀琀栀 猀琀愀渀搀愀爀搀猀 猀攀琀 by ANSI/NSF, approved in all national building codes and widely used in the 爀攀洀愀椀渀椀渀最 㐀㤀 猀琀愀琀攀猀 愀猀 眀攀氀氀 愀猀 椀渀 愀氀氀 ㄀　 䌀愀渀愀搀椀愀渀 瀀爀漀瘀椀渀挀攀猀⸀ 䴀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 栀愀氀昀 漀昀 all new homes built in the United States today feature PEX water distribution 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀⸀       
In addition, prior to the inclusion of PEX in the California Plumbing 䌀漀搀攀 愀 礀攀愀爀 愀最漀Ⰰ ㄀㠀　 洀甀渀椀挀椀瀀愀氀椀琀椀攀猀 愀渀搀 挀漀甀渀琀椀攀猀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 猀琀愀琀攀 栀愀搀 already approved the use of PEX tubing as an alternate material to copper 愀渀搀 漀琀栀攀爀 洀愀琀攀爀椀愀氀猀 甀猀攀搀 昀漀爀 瀀氀甀洀戀椀渀最 瀀椀瀀椀渀最⸀ 唀渀琀椀氀 猀甀挀栀 琀椀洀攀 琀栀愀琀 倀䔀堀 椀猀 reinstated in the state code, those jurisdictions may continue to use PEX 甀渀搀攀爀 琀栀漀猀攀 猀愀洀攀 愀氀琀攀爀渀愀琀攀ⴀ洀愀琀攀爀椀愀氀猀 瀀爀漀瘀椀猀椀漀渀猀 漀昀 䌀愀氀椀昀漀爀渀椀愀 氀愀眀⸀       
The reinstatement process: Even though the CBSC necessarily 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 倀䔀堀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 挀漀搀攀 琀漀 挀漀洀瀀氀礀 眀椀琀栀 愀 挀漀甀爀琀 漀爀搀攀爀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䌀䈀匀䌀 愀氀猀漀 submitted a revised EIR for public comment. Following the 45-day comment 瀀攀爀椀漀搀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 攀渀搀攀搀 䨀甀氀礀 ㄀㤀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䌀漀洀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀 椀猀 渀漀眀 攀瘀愀氀甀愀琀椀渀最 琀栀攀 爀攀瘀椀猀攀搀 EIR, and will presumably put PEX back on the path to reinstatement into the 猀琀愀琀攀 瀀氀甀洀戀椀渀最 挀漀搀攀Ⰰ 愀挀挀漀爀搀椀渀最 琀漀 䠀漀甀氀攀⸀        
Although PEX tubing is temporarily not part of the current state 瀀氀甀洀戀椀渀最 挀漀搀攀Ⰰ 挀漀渀琀爀愀挀琀漀爀猀 洀愀礀 猀琀椀氀氀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀 椀琀 椀昀 愀瀀瀀爀漀瘀攀搀 戀礀 䌀愀氀椀昀漀爀渀椀愀 挀漀甀渀琀礀 愀渀搀 洀甀渀椀挀椀瀀愀氀 最漀瘀攀爀渀洀攀渀琀猀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀椀爀 挀漀搀攀ⴀ攀焀甀椀瘀愀氀攀渀琀 愀甀琀栀漀爀椀琀椀攀猀⸀ Tradespeople should contact these local code officials for more information; 愀搀搀椀琀椀漀渀愀氀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 挀愀渀 戀攀 昀漀甀渀搀 愀琀 眀眀眀⸀戀猀挀⸀挀愀⸀最漀瘀⸀ 䘀甀爀琀栀攀爀洀漀爀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 temporary removal of PEX from the code does not affect any already-愀瀀瀀爀漀瘀攀搀 漀爀 瀀攀爀洀椀琀琀攀搀 瀀爀漀樀攀挀琀猀 漀爀 眀漀爀欀 搀漀渀攀 甀渀搀攀爀 氀漀挀愀氀 漀爀搀椀渀愀渀挀攀猀Ⰰ regulations or alternate-materials provisions.       ਀ᰀ䄠猀 琀栀攀 爀攀椀渀猀琀愀琀攀洀攀渀琀 瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀 琀愀欀攀猀 椀琀猀 椀渀攀瘀椀琀愀戀氀礀 猀甀挀挀攀猀猀昀甀氀 挀漀甀爀猀攀Ⰰ our stance at Uponor remains as strong and confident as ever,” Houle 挀漀渀琀椀渀甀攀猀⸀ ᰀ删攀最愀爀搀氀攀猀猀 漀昀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀 瀀爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀猀Ⰰ 眀攀 昀甀氀氀礀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 攀瘀攀爀礀漀渀攀ᤀ猠 right to use the plumbing material of their choice if that material meets the 栀椀最栀攀猀琀 琀攀猀琀椀渀最 愀渀搀 氀椀猀琀椀渀最 猀琀愀渀搀愀爀搀猀 爀攀焀甀椀爀攀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 倀䔀堀 搀漀攀猀⸀ᴀ       
According to Houle, “Given its many years of successful and proven 瀀攀爀昀漀爀洀愀渀挀攀 椀渀 瀀氀甀洀戀椀渀最 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀 眀漀爀氀搀眀椀搀攀Ⰰ 唀瀀漀渀漀爀 倀䔀堀 洀攀攀琀猀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 relevant criteria, and Californians deserve the same choice in systems that is 挀甀爀爀攀渀琀氀礀 攀渀樀漀礀攀搀 戀礀 戀甀椀氀搀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀攀爀猀 椀渀 愀氀氀 㐀㤀 漀琀栀攀爀 猀琀愀琀攀猀⸀ᴀ†       
For more information about PEX in California, contact:       刀椀挀栀 䠀漀甀氀攀ऀऀऀऀ䐀愀氀攀 匀琀爀漀甀搀        Associate Product Manager		Senior Manager, New Business       䌀漀洀洀攀爀挀椀愀氀 倀氀甀洀戀椀渀最ऀऀऀ䐀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀洀攀渀琀⼀䴀愀爀欀攀琀 刀攀猀攀愀爀挀栀       Uponor, Inc.				Uponor, Inc.      刀椀挀栀⸀䠀漀甀氀攀䀀甀瀀漀渀漀爀⸀挀漀洀ऀऀऀ䐀愀氀攀⸀匀琀爀漀甀搀䀀甀瀀漀渀漀爀⸀挀漀洀       952.997.4297 (office)			952.997.4281 (office)       㘀㄀㈀⸀㤀㐀　⸀㜀㠀　　 ⠀挀攀氀氀⤀ऀऀऀ㘀㄀㈀⸀㠀　㌀⸀㘀㄀　㌀ ⠀挀攀氀氀⤀      
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