Pex To Copper Sharkbite

Omnigrip push fittings are fully compatible with sharkbite fittings and can fully replace the latter.

Pex to copper sharkbite.

And since sharkbite pex comes at a fixed cost plumbers don t have to worry about fluctuating daily prices like they do with copper. Durable freeze resistant. I use this system to make life easy for years to come and never have a flood when working. Sharkbite fittings come with a pex stiffener pre loaded into the fitting for pex pe rt and hdpe.

Follow me on instagram. With a bit of effort the pipe pushes into the fitting and is held in place by tiny teeth. They can be used with standard pex copper and cpvc pipe sizes. Be sure the pipe is free of scratches or debris and cut the pipe as cleanly and squarely as possible.

Sharkbite pex tubing costs about one quarter the price of copper. Sharkbite is a popular brand name of push fit fittings. For example 1 2 in. Cut pipe cleanly squarely.

Push fit or stab in plumbing fittings are a popular type of pex and copper fitting. A sharp rise in popularity of push fittings over the past few years has been accompanied by a rising number of complaints about leaks prompting us to investigate the matter. Demonstrations on each how to connect pex to copper pipe. When renovating an old home there are lots of surprises.

The pex stiffener does not need to be removed for copper or cpvc applications. How copper and pex fittings work.