PEX termination at fittings

[Michael Christensen]

Any suggestions as to the best way to terminate PEX at fittings. Cooper stub outs, Shark bit fittings, etc. When and why do pros use one over the other.

 

[Terry]

Having done more service plumbing I prefer a copper stubout that makes it's easier down the line to replace a shutoff.
Many new construction companies are Sharkbiting shutoffs.

 

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[Plumber69]

Im finding more younger guys avoiding soldering and compression and only using pex and sharks

 

[Jadnashua]

It's nice to have the shutoff valve be stable, and that's not easy if you just use pex to the valve so using a properly anchored copper stubout would be my choice. Otherwise, the shutoff could easily end up cocked at the wall, and move around when you ever need to use it.

 

[Jeff H Young]

Ive only done a little pex work actual several monthes daily on a huge job.
Never done a home with it, I like the Idea of no buried joints on a manifold home run system. Our home has pex including the lav and W/C stub outs after 17 years no problems I like copper better but its one more joint behind the wall. Ive got compression stops prefer those 10 times over shark bites