I just had my WH replaced by our HVAC company, which also does plumbing. I realized that the plumber used crimp-on fittings for the 3/4" copper lines.
I was aware of PEX crimping systems but was not aware of using crimp-on fittings for rigid copper. Is this common practice? Seems to me it might be quicker than sweating (less prep, no worries about stray water ruining the soldering), but I would guess that the special fittings would be more expensive?
Wondering what the pros think of the relative merits of the two ways of joining copper.
I was aware of PEX crimping systems but was not aware of using crimp-on fittings for rigid copper. Is this common practice? Seems to me it might be quicker than sweating (less prep, no worries about stray water ruining the soldering), but I would guess that the special fittings would be more expensive?
Wondering what the pros think of the relative merits of the two ways of joining copper.