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Re: Sharkbite pipe connectors [Re: moparx] #3097941
11/28/22 09:54 PM
11/28/22 09:54 PM
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Re: Sharkbite pipe connectors [Re: 70Duster] #3097997
11/29/22 07:06 AM
11/29/22 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by 70Duster
Nothing wrong with Sharkbites or the equivalent competitors' products if the pipe is deburred and pushed in to the proper insertion depth.

However, the root of the problem with being able (or unable) to solder seems to be a leaking main shutoff valve. I'd simply install an additional shutoff valve a foot away from the existing one. Use a valve with a compression fitting on each end and you won't have to worry about water in the pipe or soldering.


Sometimes that is not an option.

I had a wall heater that failed and there was just a stub coming out the wall. After wasting an hour trying to solder (and risking setting the wall on fire) I slapped a sharkbite on it and its been fine for 9 years now.

Draining out a heating loop in the middle of winter that holds over a thousand gallons of water was not an option.




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Re: Sharkbite pipe connectors [Re: gdonovan] #3098021
11/29/22 09:23 AM
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15 or 20 years ago I installed some shark bites on 3/4-in copper in my basement ceiling while doing an alteration. One of them came apart in the middle of the night about a month after it was in use. It flooded our finished basement and caused extensive damage. I will never use one again. In my opinion a safer option in your circumstance would be to use a brass compression fitting union. They will never come apart. You can get all of your soldering done downstream while it is dry, then make the final connection into the drippy pipe with the compression union.
https://www.amazon.com/Anderson-Metals-Brass-Compression-Fitting/dp/B0070TXZVA


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