What fittings work with Poly Butyl plumbing?
I have gotten the ones from Camping World but I see Home Despot have some that are supposed to work on anything not the SharkBite fittings. Anybody have aney experience with these ?
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calamus wrote:
They also make a fitting to swithch from pb to pex. The pex piping is the way to go.
You are correct. Polybutylene piping should be removed and replaced with PEX if you can get to it. PEX is a much better product.- I think Flair-It has fittings that work with both pb and pex. They hand tighten on and can be removed without tools as well. You can get Flair-It Pro fittings that come with an application tool, but those will require being cut off if you need to remove them.
- They also make a fitting to swithch from pb to pex. The pex piping is the way to go.
- Ace Hardware carries white plastic fittings that work good on "Poly Butyl plumbing". Never had a problem using them.
