On Oct 11, 2:36*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Oct 11, 1:07*pm, RicodJour wrote:



On Oct 11, 12:56*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:

I always sweated copper, but I want to try PEX for my next upgrade.

The cold water spigot at the front of the house is at street pressure,
but the backyard spigot is after the PRV. I'd like to tab into the
street pressure pipe and get the higher pressure in the backyard.

All I need is 2 connections: a Tee and a coupling - along with about 35'
of tubing.

According to the video at this site (starting at about 4:15) SharkBite
connections can be used with copper and PEX.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwvAzcJpM0k

So, assuming I have room to get this fitting into the existing pipe, is
there any reason I shouldn't use the SharkBite Tee to tap into existing
pipe?

http://www.pexsupply.com/Cash-Acme-U...-Tee-4456000-p

I know $8 for a Tee is expensive, but it's way cheaper than a crimping
or clamping tool.

Any advice is welcome. Thanks!

I started using the Sharkbite fittings a couple or three years ago. *I
now have an assortment in my plumbing fittings case. *They work great
and are far faster than anything else out there. *They are
particularly useful for applications where you might be testing or
modifying the supply lines, as they are easily removed and reused.

I'm pretty good at sweating pipe, and have a crimping tool, but I
still turn to the Sharkbite fittings for many installations. *You can,
of course, get cheaper connections, but you're already saving money by
switching to PEX - how low do you want to go?


Can I assume you use them for both PEX and copper, as I plan to do?

Yep. I just used some in a _very_ tight space where there were two
ancient and leaking shutoff valves that had to be replaced. Getting a
crimp tool in there would have been next to impossible, and a torch
would have removed the rest of the house.

The only caveat is to make sure you debur and smooth the end of the
pipe so you don't beat up on the EPDM O-ring.

R