"Jeff Thies" wrote in message
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On 11/28/2010 4:08 PM, Steve B wrote:
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On Sun, 28 Nov 2010 08:23:28 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
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On Nov 28, 10:32 am, Jeff wrote:
On 11/25/2010 7:50 AM, brassplyer wrote:

I needed to replace an outside spigot, was hoping for find one that
used a compression fitting, the guy at Home Depot was trying to sell
me on these Shark Bite pipe fittings.

I may be the only one who has had a shark bite fail. It was on a
copper
line that had a slight curve in it and it was not quite round. Leaked
immediately. Not a lot, but enough.

Jeff

"I may be the only one who has had a shark bite fail"

I don't think it's really fair to say that the "Shark Bite failed".

I know it could be considered semantics, but to say that the "Shark
Bite failed" tends to point blame at the Shark Bite when, by your own
implied admission, you didn't follow the installation instructions.

You can't blame the Shark Bite for that.
It would be safe and accurate to say the "sharkbite installation
failed"

Or, it would be safe and accurate to say that "Sharkbites may not work on
applications where tubing is crushed, bent, curved, out of round,
corroded,
punctured, folded, mutilated, split, expanded past its original diameter,
or
otherwise junk."


I cut the line back to where it was relatively straight, perhaps a radius
of 6'. Not obviously visually out of round, but I don't doubt that it was.
It installed easily and is impossible to take apart, but it did leak.
Remarkable devises, but not "fool" proof, but what is?

Jeff

Nothing. Especially an item that was built to work on straight tubing that
is used on "relatively" straight tubing. You would have done better with a
compression fitting that crushes the "relative" out of there.

Steve