mbutts
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Can't beat Sharkbite for those cases when you can barely reach the fitting with one hand. Would I replumb a house with them? No, but they are great for inaccessible spots.
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mbutts wrote:Can't beat Sharkbite for those cases when you can barely reach the fitting with one hand. Would I replumb a house with them? No, but they are great for inaccessible spots.
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mbutts wrote:Can't beat Sharkbite for those cases when you can barely reach the fitting with one hand. Would I replumb a house with them? No, but they are great for inaccessible spots.
I got in a situation replacing an outside faucet where it was impossible to get the plumbing dry enough to solder copper pipe. I kept having water migrate into my job site. The shark bite fitting came to my rescue. I fabricated the section with the faucet separately and then used a shark bite to couple it to the wet house plumbing.
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Just finished remodeling both S&B bathrooms. Inserted Sharkbite shut off fittings into the copper waterlines to both tubs & to one shower. Don't know why they didn't put shut offs in when they built the house.  I always had to shout the water off to the whole house when working on the bathroom faucets.
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Add the similar Watts and SeaTech brand fittings to your list. Odds are that a local hardware store will have one or the other, if they don't stock Sharkbite or Gatorbite brands.
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Butttt, if you EVER have one of these leak where you can just reach it with one hand you better have a palm B. ended up removing the galley sink cabinets to fix a leak on one under the sink. JMOO
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gmctoyman wrote:Butttt, if you EVER have one of these leak where you can just reach it with one hand you better have a palm B. ended up removing the galley sink cabinets to fix a leak on one under the sink. JMOO
All you need is the disconnect clip and you can take the fitting apart using one hand. I just did it yesterday while replacing my outside hose bib.
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I wish these were available in Canada! We are stuck with Copper or Pex ...if You can find any! Definately not on every store shelf!
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For sweating copper, bread stuffed into the offending leg will stop the water long enough tho get it soldered. It will dissolve and exit the system once you are done.
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Old-Biscuit wrote:I'd much rather use Sharkbites (or Gatorbites) then crimping.
So much easier IF/when you want to change anything or have another problem.
Yeah...bit more expensive but I like the fact that you can remove & reuse the connectors.
That is a nice feature. And if you don't have the release tool, a properly adjusted Crescent wrench will release the fitting.
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