Hi,
We purchased a 15 year old home that was all copper and had to redo/cap a lot of the plumbing due to division changes. I used pexso had to use sharkbite connector to transition from copper to pex. All is fine and nothing leaks, but then I read online how many people think that in 5-15 years I will have problems with the orings leaking. This is kind of made me panic and now wondering if I should redo it all with a sweat connector to transition and brass fittings with pex clam tool which i have already.
Is it some plumbers saying they will ruin because it's killing their business and trying to scare off people or have people seen this already?
I even did my shower valves using the sharkbites which is great because I did not need to remove the gaskets in the valves to solder.
What should I do? This is my personal home and even though I may not be here in 10-15 years, what if I am and one place starts leaking at a time
We purchased a 15 year old home that was all copper and had to redo/cap a lot of the plumbing due to division changes. I used pexso had to use sharkbite connector to transition from copper to pex. All is fine and nothing leaks, but then I read online how many people think that in 5-15 years I will have problems with the orings leaking. This is kind of made me panic and now wondering if I should redo it all with a sweat connector to transition and brass fittings with pex clam tool which i have already.
Is it some plumbers saying they will ruin because it's killing their business and trying to scare off people or have people seen this already?
I even did my shower valves using the sharkbites which is great because I did not need to remove the gaskets in the valves to solder.
What should I do? This is my personal home and even though I may not be here in 10-15 years, what if I am and one place starts leaking at a time
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