using shark bites on pluming
has any one used shark bites ( push on fittings)on pipes in a rv and how are they holding up.
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randallb wrote:
Shark-bites, et al are not normally used by plumbers/contractors because of price. You buy the crimping tool and dies once and then crimp all of your joints for substantially less. For example; $5.85 for a brass SB 1/2"- 90 or $.75 for a PEX brass 1/2"-90 and $.14 for the clamp. $5.85 or $.89? I know what my choice is since I already own the (approx $100.00) crimping tool and dies.
Randy
Having plumbed a number of new homes with PEX, I have the crimper for the stainless steel crimp clamps. The tool was $38, does every size of clamp from 1/4" to 1" and is available at Lowes. The crimps are about $0.30 each and it's been foolproof and trouble free for thousands of connections. I can understand using Shark-bites for a repair, but once you are using more than a small handful, I would definitely look into doing it with the band clamps.
