On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:08:05 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
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On Jul 10, 9:43*am, "Steve B" wrote:
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On Jul 9, 7:15 pm, "Steve B" wrote:





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On Jul 9, 12:49 pm, Oren wrote:

On Mon, 9 Jul 2012 07:28:46 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03

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Actually, they are all referred to as Push-Fit fittings, not slip
fittings.

Only the ones at the bottom of this page are considered Slip Fittings/
Slip Couplings by Cash Acme:

http://www.cashacme.com/prod_sharkbite_pushfit.php

The Slip Fittings are their equivalent of a repair coupling in that
you can slide (slip) the long side of the fitting along the pipe.

Those are the ones I've never tried, although had I known they
existed, I could have used one of the slip tees on a job I did. I was
lucky to have just enough play to get a regular tee where I needed it
but a slip tee would have been much easier.

I've sweated a complex multi-fitting section on the bench and then
used a Sharkbite up in the joist bay to connect it to the existing
pipe. Saved a bunch of money and work that way, plus no sweating in a
confined space.

I noticed on the link that the Slip Fittings are for "use with copper
only".

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My guess (and it's only a guess) is that the slip section will only
work on copper, but any opening with the stop will work on PEX also.

In my case I was Tee'ing a length of PEX off of the street pressure
copper line that ran to the front hose spigot so I could have street
pressure at the backyard spigot also. Originally the backyard spigot
had been plumbed after the PRV.

I'm guessing that the Tee outlet would accept PEX. I can't imagine why
that part of the fitting would be any different than any other
SharkBite fitting since there is no "slip" involved there.

I'll certainly check before I attempt anything like that, but I'll be
surprised if I'm wrong.

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On the display board there at the borg, they have all sorts of things that
you can mix and comingle with sharkbites. Copper to PEX, and all sorts of
combinations. I would imagine that since it would be very easy for
SharkBite to come up with any combination, it would be available at the
borg.

Steve

Yes, that's true but I don't think that's what we are discussing.

I used a Tee with copper into the 2 ends and Pex out of the Tee. At
the other end I used an elbow with Pex in and copper out. We know we
can mix and match materials with any of the non-slip fittings.

What Oren and I were chatting about was the fact that the website says
the Slip fittings can only be used with copper. I was saying that I'd
guess that it's only the long slip section - the end without the stop
- that only works with copper. I'd find it strange if there was
something different about the "orifices" with the stops that prevents
them from being used with Pex.

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I guess I have to go back and look at that display. *IIRC, they have a
copper to pex fitting. *I did buy one for my water heater, and installed
same.

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I think you've missed the point once again.

All of the SharkBite fittings - other than those few fittings
specifically designated as "Slip Fittings/Slip Couplings" - can be
used with copper and Pex at the same time. That's one of the beauties
of SharkBites, the ease of transition from various types of material.

However, look at their website, way down at the bottom, where they
have a subset of fittings that they specifically call Slip Fittings/
Slip Couplings.

http://www.cashacme.com/prod_sharkbite_pushfit.php

To quote the website, these Slip Fittings/Slip Couplings are for "For
use with copper only."

Now look at the Slip Tee on the bottom of that page. The Tee port
looks just like any other SharkBite port, so I maintain that you could
use that specific port with Pex. I think that they mean that the Slip
ports (the long side of the Tee that doesn't have a stop) can only be
used with copper.

This is my understanding of the "slip fitting" after reading the link
the first time.