I am still wary about this new Sharkbite technology we'll see how they hold up a few decades from now.
Will they be fine or will they end up like Polybutylene Pipe fittings? Fine today and leaking tomorrow.
Luckily I hope no one has piped their entire house with these things
. Behind the walls and whatnot that would be just downright scary.
Using them on copper (which they are approved for) is just downright wasteful if you paid all that money for the copper don't buy these pricey fittings and properly sweat them together.
The fittings seem simple enough but I think the Achilles heel is the sealing O-Ring when that fails you've got a leak. Who knows how long it will retain a watertight seal?
http://www.pinnaclesupply.com/pdf/SharkBiteInst.pdf
They seem to be fine for a temporary fix if the stores are closed and you don't have the fittings to sweat on but beyond that I wouldn't use them.
But that's just me
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I was working on a home about 8 years ago doing some gas and water work on a kitchen remodel and had to move where the water came in...it was covered with a mound of dirt...when I uncovered it there was a piece of garden hose with hose clamps about 15" long connecting 1/2" copper feed to the house...it appeared to have been there, I am guessing,...maybe 20 years...it was hard / petrified but was weeping a little...So Grumpy your idea about the garden hose just might fly...
Now that's something I thought that I'd NEVER hear.
I bet you could get a bit of soil taste in your water too
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