That should be SHARKbite fittings. Wish I could edit the title...
I just cut away some pinholed copper and inserted CPVC in the gap. In the process of fitting the whole thing, I had to make & break a Shark slip connector a couple times. It leaked, and I can see the gouges in the CPVC.
In order to disassemble the whole jigsaw, I had to remove a Shark connector from the left end copper "stub" and also the slip connector from the right side copper "stub."
I can cut new CPVC to make sure its smooth, but I can't cut the copper back anymore.
The copper on the right side has some tooth marks -- shiny copper lines on the old tubing; they don't look deep at all
So are they going to leak?
I have nothing better to do tonight than give it a try, even though getting this together is a real jigsaw puzzle even using Shark connectors -- due to interferences it only fits together in one sequence, piece by piece..
Maybe I can reverse the slip connector so the slip side is over the tooth marks; maybe it seals further into the connector...
So far I don't see the advantage of Sharks over compression fittings.
EDIT: I wonder if the tooth marks on the copper happened when I made the connection. They only give you one "removal tool" and you use that on the slip side when making it. If I had used a second one on the copper side at the same time when making it, maybe the marks would not have occurred. But in that case, the marks don't cause a leak...
EDIT 2: Nope, not leaking.
But I discovered that the inner plastic sleeve on the fittings will fall downwards and prevent the pipe from being inserted. If you muscle it, the sleeve can get mangled. I used an awl to cram it into a nearly centered position and make sure it was stuck there.
I just cut away some pinholed copper and inserted CPVC in the gap. In the process of fitting the whole thing, I had to make & break a Shark slip connector a couple times. It leaked, and I can see the gouges in the CPVC.
In order to disassemble the whole jigsaw, I had to remove a Shark connector from the left end copper "stub" and also the slip connector from the right side copper "stub."
I can cut new CPVC to make sure its smooth, but I can't cut the copper back anymore.
The copper on the right side has some tooth marks -- shiny copper lines on the old tubing; they don't look deep at all
So are they going to leak?
I have nothing better to do tonight than give it a try, even though getting this together is a real jigsaw puzzle even using Shark connectors -- due to interferences it only fits together in one sequence, piece by piece..
Maybe I can reverse the slip connector so the slip side is over the tooth marks; maybe it seals further into the connector...
So far I don't see the advantage of Sharks over compression fittings.
EDIT: I wonder if the tooth marks on the copper happened when I made the connection. They only give you one "removal tool" and you use that on the slip side when making it. If I had used a second one on the copper side at the same time when making it, maybe the marks would not have occurred. But in that case, the marks don't cause a leak...
EDIT 2: Nope, not leaking.
But I discovered that the inner plastic sleeve on the fittings will fall downwards and prevent the pipe from being inserted. If you muscle it, the sleeve can get mangled. I used an awl to cram it into a nearly centered position and make sure it was stuck there.
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