That sounds like PEX A which is stretched over the fitting and held on with another ring of (formerly stretched) PEX. I've wondered if that would be an issue. They SAY PEX wants to return to it's original shape but I've wondered.
PEX B gets held on with a metal ring. I used copper because I like the look of the copper better than the stainless steel. It's also easier to get the copper off if you make a mistake. I'm well aware of my ability to make mistakes... -Curt On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 11:51:06 AM EDT, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Many folks utilized PEX in the spaces below their manufactured homes out here. They have learned that when the ambient temperature stays stupid hot that the connections get squishy and at the first small system perturbation (someone slamming a full open valve closed) they are letting loose. I don’t know enough about PEX to know if that would be due to shoddy assembly in the first place made worse by the heat or if the heat weakens a correctly assembled system. BTW…our 31 consecutive days of >110 degrees F will likely end today. AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 31, 2023, at 8:30 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Yes if I ever need to re-plumb a house I will be using PEX. > > Brother-in-Law is a fan of the "Sharkbite" fittings but they cost a lot and I > don't really trust them long term compared to a properly cemented or soldered > connection, their claims notwithstanding. I know a lot of "handyman" types > use them because it saves time and the customer is paying for the fitting so > they don't care. > > >> On Mon, Jul 31, 2023, at 08:18, Curt Raymond wrote: >> This is in part why I've gone over to PEX, put the fitting in, crimp it, >> done... >> >> -Curt >> >> On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 10:44:34 PM EDT, Allan Streib via >> Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> I really, really, really hate plumbing. >> >> Need to install a T fitting on a line in the basement. Shut the water >> off, opened the upstairs taps, opened the downstairs outside faucet >> (lowest drain point in the house). Cut the pipe for the fitting, >> waiting like an hour now and it's still dripping. PVC so it needs to be >> dry to cement it. >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
