On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:13:58 -0800 (PST), Bob Villa
wrote:

On Nov 25, 4:48*pm, Red Green wrote:


Guess I'll have to give Sharkbites a try some day. Seems the majority of
experiences from this group and external are positive. Problem is I'm to
frikkin cheap to try them. Besides, how can Sharkbites replace being a
real man with a torch and melting metel :-)

We have an Invacare whirlpool tub at work that had Sharkbite fittings
on the sanitizer system and had one leak after a year and a different
one fail at about 2+ years.
I wasn't impressed with them being used on a commercial unit.

A couple questions.
Were these *real* sharkbites, or 'sharkbite type'?
Installed at the factory, or during the site install?
Were they in a spot that might be getting some vibration from the
whirlpool?

I've got just one in my house- in a spot I dread having to solder-
though I will if I ever get a drip, but it has been a few years now.
Maybe by then they'll have waterproof duct tape.g

Jim