On Oct 12, 10:25*am, "SteveB" wrote:
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On Oct 12, 12:39 am, "SteveB" wrote:





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On Oct 11, 10:50 pm, "SteveB" wrote:

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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 used them, and I liked them. The line I had to replace was UNDER a
cabin,
and it would have a pure dee bitch to do with other means. The stuff is
easy to work with, just make sure you do a clean cut. I cut my tubing
with
a hack saw. I had doubts, but tried it because of the location and the
inability to get in there and cut out the burst frozen section and sweat
together again without major risk. I like them.

Steve

Thanks all! SharkBite it is then!

Reply: Do not forget to buy the little dollar or two "tool" (piece of
plastic) that allows you to disconnect the pieces. It will be worth it if
you need to take them apart, as I did, or down the line if you want to
modify. I was seriously skeptical, but I'd use them again in a heartbeat
after the guy at HD demonstrated them. Even my wife was skeptical, and she
could do it with the demo pieces. The only thing I did differently was use
a compression fitting T instead of a SharkBite T because it was about $7
cheaper. But then my buddy and I couldn't get enough force on the nuts to
get the compression fitting to close tight enough. We were up at the
cabin,
and had limited tools, just a pair of big Channel Locks and a pair of Vise
Grip pliers. Two old farts were just not strong enough. We ended up
putting the Channel Locks in one of the holes of one of our car's rims
FROM
THE INSIDE, and using that for enough of a stopper to get that last
quarter
turn that closed off the water flow. It was one solid hour of Larry, Moe,
and Curly minus one. Hooking and unhooking, turning water on and off. That
is where the little plastic widget came in handy. Knowing that now, I'd
have spent the extra $7. We were both sore for two days afterwards pulling
like hell. I bruised the palm of my hand real good. ( I take coumadin.)

You're gonna love them. But, as the other person posted, get a REALLY
REALLY clean end. Use some aluminum oxide paper to get it right. The
better that O ring seals, the better the whole thing works, and if you
have
one little burr, and cut the O ring ......................

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The only thing *I did differently was use a compression fitting T
instead of a SharkBite T because it was about $7 cheaper.
I'm seriously confused. I must be missing something.

First you said you used a SnakeBite under the cabin, not you say you
"The only thing *I did differently was use a compression fitting T
instead of a SharkBite T". Please explain.

"But then my buddy and I couldn't get enough force on the nuts to
get the compression fitting to close tight enough."

If 2 guys, even "old" guys can't wrench a compression fitting tight
enough, then there must have been something else wrong.

What am I missing?

reply:

Being there. *We had Crescent wrenches, but the ones we had would not open
up enough to grip the nuts. *Had we had big enough Crescents, or pipe
wrenches, the thing would have been a breeze. *What we had was barely
adequate for the job at hand. *We had no vise to help us.

I don't know what was wrong with the tee or our fitup. *I have put them on,
and had to torque them far less. *Hey, it works, and holds water. *What can
I say?

It is not important that you totally comprehend our experience. *The
important thing is that I have used the Sharkbite connectors, I like the
SharkBite connectors, will buy them FROM NOW ON, and would recommend them to
anyone who has an install where safety, access, or other factors make
sweating difficult.

HTH

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HTH

Sure does! Thanks!