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mchero's avatar
mchero
Explorer
Oct 07, 2014

Pex fittings on our 07 Fleetwood

I have replaced the shower faucet in our 07 Discovery. I noticed that the PEX fitting are not the standard big box store fittings. Were does one purchase these fittings?
Only PEX I have worked with was at home. I used shark bites, VERY EASY!
The PEX in my fleetwood looks like a plastic sleve is slipped over the outside of the pex, fitting slipped into end & that sleve appears to be holding\clamping te PEX to the fitting.
When replacing the shower faucet I had issues with those little rubber seals that fit inside. I'll post PICS if needed.

Thanks
  • mchero's avatar
    mchero
    Explorer
    Oct 07, 2014
    WyoTraveler wrote:
    Home Depot carries both types of Pex fittings. Sharkbite easier to use and cheaper tools. I paid about $15 for the sharkbite tool.


    Sharkbite tool meaning the cutter? Thats the only sharkbite tool I know of.

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  • WyoTraveler's avatar
    WyoTraveler
    Explorer
    Oct 07, 2014
    Home Depot carries both types of Pex fittings. Sharkbite easier to use and cheaper tools. I paid about $15 for the sharkbite tool.
  • ScottG's avatar
    ScottG
    Nomad
    Oct 07, 2014
    Your pic is way too big. Per forum guidelines it should be 640X480 which makes it easy for us to see.
  • Chris_Bryant's avatar
    Chris_Bryant
    Explorer II
    Oct 07, 2014
    Those fittings have been around for years- mostly residential use, though. You put the collar on the pipe, insert a tool that expands the pipe, put the fitting in, and the pipe contracts around it. One brand is ProPex.
    The bad cone washer is an issue with all of those fittings though- no matter the brand. When ever anyone buys a new faucet from us, I always throw in a couple of new washers.
  • time2roll's avatar
    time2roll
    Nomad
    Oct 07, 2014
    I don't know that fitting but I would cut it off and use sharkbite or gatorbite fittings.
  • RJsfishin's avatar
    RJsfishin
    Explorer
    Oct 07, 2014
    The only pex fittings I have used,....and seen on RVs is "flair-it", found at any RV supply, and many hardware stores. They are easy to use, can't leak, and are less expensive than other pex fittings. They are also the standard fitting used in most all MFG'd Homes

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