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[Scott & Heather]

Lol haha!


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[belfert]

He says he only intends to use them in an area that won't be damaged IF a leak occurs. My guess he's talking about in a garage or basement area where they are exposed for easy view & repair.

Correct.  I am using Sharkbites on exposed plumbing in my utility room.  There is a floor drain although I have a septic system so eventually the septic could fill up faster than it drains.  I turn off my well pump when I am gone for more than a day so hopefully a leak will never fill my septic system before I discover it.

[belfert]

Sharkbite fittings are so good, most big rig trucks use them for the air systems that run up to 130psi-which is way higher then water systems. Good Luck, TomC

They do use push fittings similar to Shark Bite for air on trucks, but I don't think the Sharkbites are DOT approved.  My bus is new enough to have push fittings in some places and none leak so far that I know of.

[DMoedave]

I just spent the day fixing frozen/ burst pipes. The wind is what gets em! Anyway if we have a heat pipe and its an ordeal to drain everything down or that zone is not isolated etc. we will try a sharkbite. I hate them and always have problem with them. My buddy uses them all the time. I do use pex now a lot more and today I had a heat zone that I tried a sharkbite on and ended up soldering pex adapts and then crimping on a section of heatpex for the repair. It has its uses for sure.  One thing tho now they have little lawyer warnings up about having a calibrated pex tool so you can defend yourself in court in case of a leak. Nice. it does not pay to be in business anymore lol

[luvrbus]

After all this did you find a Pex manifold  ?

[Oonrahnjay]

After all this did you find a Pex manifold  ?

    Clifford, correct me if I'm wrong but I am beginning to get the feeling that you don't like PEX and "sharkbites"  ... 

[luvrbus]

I like Pex Bruce the Sharkbite  ,the Pex is just a process that has been around since the 70's used in gas lines for water use it hasn't been around that long there are 100's of manufactures of the pex pipe and they are all different 

[Oonrahnjay]

I like Pex Bruce the Sharkbite  ,the Pex is just a process that has been around since the 70's used in gas lines for water use it hasn't been around that long

     Based on the other thread about pumps, I think that it would be better if I move my pump so I appreciate the thread about the PEX (I'm going to need to so some replumbing).  Thanks for the input, it is helpful!  But, yeah, unless it's *absolutely* necessary, any PEX I run will be straight connection with no "Sharkbites".

[Homegrowndiesel]

Why would you drink it.....

Its not bad to drink, the ph of most bottled drinks, like teas, gatorade, coke , beer, wine etc is between 2.5 and 4 . I have a water conditioner at my house to adjust the ph.
   I have replaced many copper, brass, galvanized pipes and fittings due to our local water conditions, and have have had great results with the flair it plastic fittings, but in the last 5 years have been using the plastic pex fittings with the SS clamp rings. Like these http://www.nibco.com/PEX/PEX-Fittings/PEX-Poly-Fittings/
lots easier to work with, cheaper and I have yet to have a failure. YMMV.

[Scott & Heather]

I just love threads like this. Beating it to death, having coffee, reading the newspaper and then getting back online and beating it more to death haha! I love my life


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[Ace]

It could be worse Scott...

You could be helping people find a bus!!!

[somewhereinusa]

Sharkbite fittings are so good, most big rig trucks use them for the air systems that run up to 130psi-which is way higher then water systems.

Those things are probably good for faster assembly at the factory and may be good for a few years. Every air leak I ever had on my old Volvo was at a push together fitting, even ones that have never been apart, and they aren't really reusable. You can take them apart and try but usually leak SOON. Doesn't seem to matter whether the line is new or not.

I have no opinion on Sharkbite for pex other than they are ungodly expensive.

Dick

[gumpy]

So, does anyone have an opinion on whether I should continue to use my pex and sharkbait fittings in my bus?  

[luvrbus]

LOL no Gumpy people use what they like and feel what works best for them I bought a bunch of sharkbite on close out a HD they were so cheap (.50 ea} I could not pass up the deal and I don''t know what I will ever use 1in sharkbite for but I have them

[Darrelldvm]

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