Getting a new heater and AC system. When the guy was under house doing the
ducts, he found two leaks in the water lines. Plumber could not get there
for a week, so decided I had to crawl under and do the job. Leaking pipe
to a Union and a leaking sweated joint. Water still dripping from lines,
so near impossible to solder. Used Sharkbite connectors. Fabulous
invention.

On 1/24/21 8:25 PM, Bill wrote:

Getting a new heater and AC system. When the guy was under house doing the
ducts, he found two leaks in the water lines. Plumber could not get there
for a week, so decided I had to crawl under and do the job. Leaking pipe
to a Union and a leaking sweated joint. Water still dripping from lines,
so near impossible to solder. Used Sharkbite connectors. Fabulous
invention.


The licensed plumber who installed our new water heater a couple of
years ago used "sharkbites," and said he had been using them without
issue for "some time." The heater is in a protected spot in a indoor
basement storage room, so the pipes aren't exposed to huge temperature
variations or subject to being banged by falling objects, kids on hot
wheels bikes, et cetera.

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Bill Wrote in message:r
Getting a new heater and AC system. When the guy was under house doing theducts, he found two leaks in the water lines. Plumber could not get therefor a week, so decided I had to crawl under and do the job. Leaking pipeto a Union and a leaking sweated joint. Water still dripping from lines,so near impossible to solder. Used Sharkbite connectors. Fabulousinvention.

Sharkbite, PEX, and other relatively new plumbing materials are
good things to know about. I was thinking of using PVC to run air
compressor air lines around the perimeter of my garage until I
read some horror stories about that material and decided to use
PEX instead. I used a number of Sharkbite fittings but I had
trouble sealing one particular PEX to 1/2 NPT Sharkbite fitting.
in this case I used a Flair-it brand plastic fitting instead. It
screws together; no tools required.
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On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 01:25:47 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:


Getting a new heater and AC system. When the guy was under house doing the
ducts, he found two leaks in the water lines. Plumber could not get there
for a week, so decided I had to crawl under and do the job. Leaking pipe
to a Union and a leaking sweated joint. Water still dripping from lines,
so near impossible to solder. Used Sharkbite connectors. Fabulous
invention.

Thanks for info. Never used 'em.
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On Monday, January 25, 2021 at 11:32:42 AM UTC-5, John H wrote:
On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 01:25:47 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

Getting a new heater and AC system. When the guy was under house doing the
ducts, he found two leaks in the water lines. Plumber could not get there
for a week, so decided I had to crawl under and do the job. Leaking pipe
to a Union and a leaking sweated joint. Water still dripping from lines,
so near impossible to solder. Used Sharkbite connectors. Fabulous
invention.
Thanks for info. Never used 'em.

Sharkbite connectors are great. Just be prepared for some sticker shock when you buy them. Pricey!

justan wrote:
Bill Wrote in message:r
Getting a new heater and AC system. When the guy was under house doing
theducts, he found two leaks in the water lines. Plumber could not get
therefor a week, so decided I had to crawl under and do the job.
Leaking pipeto a Union and a leaking sweated joint. Water still
dripping from lines,so near impossible to solder. Used Sharkbite
connectors. Fabulousinvention.

Sharkbite, PEX, and other relatively new plumbing materials are
good things to know about. I was thinking of using PVC to run air
compressor air lines around the perimeter of my garage until I
read some horror stories about that material and decided to use
PEX instead. I used a number of Sharkbite fittings but I had
trouble sealing one particular PEX to 1/2 NPT Sharkbite fitting.
in this case I used a Flair-it brand plastic fitting instead. It
screws together; no tools required.

I am doing copper lines.

wrote:
On Monday, January 25, 2021 at 11:32:42 AM UTC-5, John H wrote:
On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 01:25:47 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

Getting a new heater and AC system. When the guy was under house doing the
ducts, he found two leaks in the water lines. Plumber could not get there
for a week, so decided I had to crawl under and do the job. Leaking pipe
to a Union and a leaking sweated joint. Water still dripping from lines,
so near impossible to solder. Used Sharkbite connectors. Fabulous
invention.
Thanks for info. Never used 'em.

Sharkbite connectors are great. Just be prepared for some sticker shock
when you buy them. Pricey!


Ended up a lot cheaper than the $180 an hour plumber.

Keyser Söze wrote:
On 1/24/21 8:25 PM, Bill wrote:

Getting a new heater and AC system.Â* When the guy was under house
doing the
ducts, he found two leaks in the water lines.Â* Plumber could not get
there
for a week, so decided I had to crawl under and do the job. Leaking pipe
to a Union and a leaking sweated joint.Â* Water still dripping from
lines,
so near impossible to solder.Â* Used Sharkbite connectors. Fabulous
invention.


The licensed plumber who installed our new water heater a couple of
years ago used "sharkbites," and said he had been using them without
issue for "some time." The heater is in a protected spot in a indoor
basement storage room, so the pipes aren't exposed to huge temperature
variations or subject to being banged by falling objects, kids on hot
wheels bikes, et cetera.


Unions don't like them.Â* They don't like Romex either.

On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:19:53 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 1/24/21 8:25 PM, Bill wrote:

Getting a new heater and AC system. When the guy was under house doing the
ducts, he found two leaks in the water lines. Plumber could not get there
for a week, so decided I had to crawl under and do the job. Leaking pipe
to a Union and a leaking sweated joint. Water still dripping from lines,
so near impossible to solder. Used Sharkbite connectors. Fabulous
invention.


The licensed plumber who installed our new water heater a couple of
years ago used "sharkbites," and said he had been using them without
issue for "some time." The heater is in a protected spot in a indoor
basement storage room, so the pipes aren't exposed to huge temperature
variations or subject to being banged by falling objects, kids on hot
wheels bikes, et cetera.

Yeah "O" rings always last forever ;-)

That Poly Butyl pipe was the cat's meow too ... until it wasn't.

On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:05:53 -0500 (EST), justan wrote:

Bill Wrote in message:r
Getting a new heater and AC system. When the guy was under house doing theducts, he found two leaks in the water lines. Plumber could not get therefor a week, so decided I had to crawl under and do the job. Leaking pipeto a Union and a leaking sweated joint. Water still dripping from lines,so near impossible to solder. Used Sharkbite connectors. Fabulousinvention.

Sharkbite, PEX, and other relatively new plumbing materials are
good things to know about. I was thinking of using PVC to run air
compressor air lines around the perimeter of my garage until I
read some horror stories about that material and decided to use
PEX instead. I used a number of Sharkbite fittings but I had
trouble sealing one particular PEX to 1/2 NPT Sharkbite fitting.
in this case I used a Flair-it brand plastic fitting instead. It
screws together; no tools required.

Maybe I build for the next millennium but my shop air is running in
galvanized, gas rated pipe. (Gas rated only means the inside is less
likely to flake off). That is also what they use for Nat Gas and
Propane if it isn't plastic or CSST. Black iron rusts up here.