plumb krazy
Member
Hello,
I am in the middle of a DIY remodel. We are in rural Utah and DIY is about all we have access to.
I have removed an old sink and faucet and have acquired a new sink and faucet, which I want to install.
There are 1/2" PEX lines coming through the floor into the sink cabinet. The lines have ball valves and 1/2" male NPT fittings on them. A familiar 1/2" to 1/2" flex hose connected the supply to the old faucet's copper stubs.
The new faucet includes built in flex lines with 3/8" compression fittings.
I should explain that I made a temporary sink stand to hold the old sink while we worked over the past few months, so the pex lines and fittings were recently replaced when setting up the capability to quickly and temporarily remove or replace the sink. When I did that I mimicked the original install.
The only 1/2" pex to 3/8" compression fitting adapters I can find at stores in my vicinity include a valve. I don't particularly need another valve and the inline ball valves that are in place seem more robust.
At first I imagined it would be easy to find a 1/2" female NPT to 3/8" compression fitting to adapt the existing line to the new style fixture, but I can not find anything in stock locally.
I did find one source, on eBay for a 1 PIECE 1/2" PEX X 3/8" OD COMP. STRAIGHT ADAPTER that seems ideal for my application. I have looked for something like this locally as well as at online plumbing supplies and have not had any luck.
Here is an illustration:
I am writing to ask if there is any reason not to use a simple 1/2" pex to 3/8" compression fitting such as I found on eBay?
What would you do?
This seems like it would be a fairly common old plumbing/new fixture issue, so I am surprised it has been difficult to find simple adpaters.
Thank you.
I am in the middle of a DIY remodel. We are in rural Utah and DIY is about all we have access to.
I have removed an old sink and faucet and have acquired a new sink and faucet, which I want to install.
There are 1/2" PEX lines coming through the floor into the sink cabinet. The lines have ball valves and 1/2" male NPT fittings on them. A familiar 1/2" to 1/2" flex hose connected the supply to the old faucet's copper stubs.
The new faucet includes built in flex lines with 3/8" compression fittings.
I should explain that I made a temporary sink stand to hold the old sink while we worked over the past few months, so the pex lines and fittings were recently replaced when setting up the capability to quickly and temporarily remove or replace the sink. When I did that I mimicked the original install.
The only 1/2" pex to 3/8" compression fitting adapters I can find at stores in my vicinity include a valve. I don't particularly need another valve and the inline ball valves that are in place seem more robust.
At first I imagined it would be easy to find a 1/2" female NPT to 3/8" compression fitting to adapt the existing line to the new style fixture, but I can not find anything in stock locally.
I did find one source, on eBay for a 1 PIECE 1/2" PEX X 3/8" OD COMP. STRAIGHT ADAPTER that seems ideal for my application. I have looked for something like this locally as well as at online plumbing supplies and have not had any luck.
Here is an illustration:
I am writing to ask if there is any reason not to use a simple 1/2" pex to 3/8" compression fitting such as I found on eBay?
What would you do?
This seems like it would be a fairly common old plumbing/new fixture issue, so I am surprised it has been difficult to find simple adpaters.
Thank you.