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Drownerdowner t1_j736jgr wrote

Reply to comment by JonJackjon in Sharkbite connectors PSA by InfiniteCurrency8

I'm a licensed plumber and I would never put one behind a wall or ceiling

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Lurker_81 t1_j73bfah wrote

I know it's anecdotal, but my new house was plumbed almost entirely with Pex pipes and push-fit fittings 15 years ago.

In that time, the only thing that has failed is the jointing on the copper shower riser assembly.

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Drownerdowner t1_j73blam wrote

Shark bites and pex are very different.

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Lurker_81 t1_j73euk5 wrote

How so? Shark bite's website makes reference to PEX pipes and PEX fittings everywhere...

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jeffersonairmattress t1_j73in5g wrote

Sharkbites actually work better with PEX than with copper. Especially near a shower or other closed areas prone to getting condensation on the pipe. The little stainless teeth bite nicely into PEX and the OD of PEX stays smooth against the O ring and can't abrade it. Moist air near a sharkbite on copper puts two dissililar metals in a weak electrolyte- the stainless and copper battery causing copper oxide buildup that can eventually ruin the O ring seal against the pipe or erode the copper until there is nothing solid to bite and the assembly leaks.

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OP6iLRWB6ir4 t1_j73hhe1 wrote

Crimped PEX and shark bite are two completely different things. Just like how copper can be connected with both shark bites and soldering.

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williamwchuang t1_j73fgq9 wrote

Copper elbows are the shittiest. Always bursting and fucking up and shit. I try to clamp elbows down but they are always a PITA.

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