I have had pecs under a sink and toilet for 15 months. Be careful to not crush the material in the instalation. Otherwise, good stuff.
On Tue, 25 May 2010, Bob Kennedy wrote: > Home Depot sells the Shark Bights. I have not had a problem with them yet. > I just replaced the shower mixer and faucet Saturday. The closest shut off > was under the house, and the shower was on the 2nd floor. > > As I was rushed for time, I didn't want to solder 2 new shut offs in a very > confined area. I went to Lowes since it is closer to the house. This store > didn't stock their brand, Gator Bights, with a shut off. > > I picked up 2 Shark Bights for half inch copper and had them in place in less > than 5 minutes. The best test I know is to turn the water on and watch for > leaks. Not a one... So I continue to give them my best rating for what it's > worth. > > I can't talk about Pecs since I haven't done any yet. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alan & Terrie Robbins > To: Blindhandyman > Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 10:09 AM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Shut off valve > > > > Just called my local hardware store as I need to pick up a > shut off valve to go in half inch copper line. I believe > what I want is referred to as a gate valve (inside totally > retracts to give full unrestricted flow) correct? I asked if > they had these so I could use the shark bite fittings. They > said they had Pex and it was the same. Since I've read about > both but never used either are these the same or > interchangeable? Is there a special tool I'll need to have > on hand to remove should I want to? Last question: Do you > feel the shark bite or Pex are as reliable as compression > fittings? > > thanks > Al > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
