yesngo
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My garage is pre-plumbed for a water softener (pictured below). It is a 1-1/4 pipe, which I'm planning on putting a shark-bite male adapter on each end. I'll attach the water softener bypass via stainless steel hoses. I have a few questions before I proceed:
1. What's the best way to clean the exterior of the pipe? It looks to be coated with paint and/or drywall texture.
2. The shark-bite fittings for the 1-1/4 pipe require a 2 inch clearance. I'm planning on sawing the pipe right before the elbow fitting, giving me 2-1/4 inch of clearance. If shark-bite fittings do not work for some reason, it seems like I will not have enough space to use the release tool. How worried should I be that the shark-bite fittings won't take? Would I be better off trying to sweat on the adapter (which I have no experience in) instead of using the shark-bite?
3. The stainless steel hoses I have are Holdrite brand, and they say the are flexible, but seem very stiff. Are they meant to be bent a fair amount without breaking?
1. What's the best way to clean the exterior of the pipe? It looks to be coated with paint and/or drywall texture.
2. The shark-bite fittings for the 1-1/4 pipe require a 2 inch clearance. I'm planning on sawing the pipe right before the elbow fitting, giving me 2-1/4 inch of clearance. If shark-bite fittings do not work for some reason, it seems like I will not have enough space to use the release tool. How worried should I be that the shark-bite fittings won't take? Would I be better off trying to sweat on the adapter (which I have no experience in) instead of using the shark-bite?
3. The stainless steel hoses I have are Holdrite brand, and they say the are flexible, but seem very stiff. Are they meant to be bent a fair amount without breaking?