Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

: Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings My well water is a bit on the acid side and the existing copper pipe was nearly corroded through. When I replaced it with PEX (in 2005) the old copper broke with only modest hand pressure. I don't recall if it was type L or M but the copper was

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

nd 25 years old. > > > Sent from my Galaxy Tab® A > Original message From: Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > Date: 2017-04-15 8:37 PM (GMT-06:00) To: 'Mercedes > Discussion List' Cc: Scott Ritchey > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fitti

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

cedes Discussion List' Cc: Scott Ritchey Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings My well water is a bit on the acid side and the existing copper pipe was nearly corroded through.  When I replaced it with PEX (in 2005) the old copper broke with only modest hand pressure.  I don't r

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

I'm pretty good with soldering, plenty of experience. My first house had galvanized or lead pipes in it, something. One of them corroded and was leaking, I had a plumber come to fix it, he told me all the houses around there had the same problems as the old Boston trolley yard was not too far

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

I use them on copper in the cottage. It's a seasonal structure that gets winterized every November. The ease of undoing the couplings makes them perfect for draining all the water out of the pipes. Haven't had a problem in two years. For other purposes, I prefer to used good old copper and sol

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

My well water is a bit on the acid side and the existing copper pipe was nearly corroded through. When I replaced it with PEX (in 2005) the old copper broke with only modest hand pressure. I don't recall if it was type L or M but the copper was probably 40-50 years old.Previously, I always

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

I had a copper pipe erode from the inside. Downstream from the water heater. _None_ of them have a forever rating! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: ht

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

I was going to make a comment about being able to solder but remembered I'm over 40... I do have a copper pipe that randomly failed in my house. It's all corroded which is weird. It leaked last fall while I was on a trip. Angie had a guy come "fix" it. He cut out the leak and put in a compressio

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

I think sharkbite was the first brand. I trust them a wee bit more than the other brands. archer75--- via Mercedes April 15, 2017 at 1:57 PM There are several brands on the market. I used a different brand (probably the original, unless Pex came out first, ten y

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

I expect that the last pound that I bought will last the rest of my life - I'll leave the rest to my son . . . On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 2:22 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Sat, 15 Apr 2017 19:15:55 + Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > > I was soldering up some wiring the other day wis

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

On Sat, 15 Apr 2017 19:15:55 + Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: > I was soldering up some wiring the other day wishing for old fashioned > rosin core electrical solder.  The old-fashioned rosin-core electrical solder is still available AFAIK -- I bought some a few years ago. That is inde

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

There are several brands on the market. I used a different brand (probably the original, unless Pex came out first, ten years ago) to replumb the shop and they have never leaked. Curley McLain wrote: > i've used them, and buried some in walls. They depend on a polymer > seal. I have not seen

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

My mistake - it is CPVC that is dying, not PVC. The house was built in 1997. I don't missing wrangling steel wheels at all - light alloy is the only way to go. On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 2:08 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > How old is the house? > > OK Don via Merced

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

true. I stocked up on 60/40 and 50/50. I still have enough for my needs. Rick Knoble via Mercedes April 15, 2017 at 2:15 PM It is way more difficult to solder with the no lead crap, than good old fashioned lead/tin/antimony? solder. ‎I was soldering up some wi

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

>‎I am finding out that few people under 40 >know how to solder copper. It is way more difficult to solder with the no lead crap, than good old fashioned lead/tin/antimony? solder. ‎I was soldering up some wiring the other day wishing for old fashioned rosin core electrical solder.  Rick __

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

When was the PVC installed? When the house was built? I own no houses with PVC, other than the short runs tor the basement bathroom previously mentioned. All are copper. My son's house is PEX. I hope that lasts at least 50 yrs. in college I lived in a snears house built in the mid 30s. Th

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

I used CPVC in a basement to extend to the bathroom (with exposed pipes.) They crumbled in about 6 years. I was very glad I didn't bury the pipes in a stud wall. I had to redo it with PVC. PVC is still there 30 yrs later. Copper will last 60 yrs or more...Still counting. It is not like

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

How old is the house? OK Don via Mercedes April 15, 2017 at 2:05 PM Bundts don't loose hubcaps very often - I've lost two nice hubcaps from steel wheels and never found them. They came off cars that I'd recently bought and didn't realize that the clips were rusted

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

Bundts don't loose hubcaps very often - I've lost two nice hubcaps from steel wheels and never found them. They came off cars that I'd recently bought and didn't realize that the clips were rusted or missing. I keep finding and replacing brittle cracking PVC pipes and fitting in this house - usual

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

I don't think they are as good as bundts, but then it's all a matter of perception. I have bundts on two vehicles and would never use hub caps. I also remember when all the plastic pipe came out an it was going to last forever...apparently forever has different meanings in advertising. Thought

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

I'd not use them for transition from plastic. I used them for transition from copper where it was not practical to solder on the right copper fitting. I prefer to solder on a NPT adapter to transition to PEX, then use a NPT adapter to start the PEX. I believe that transition will outlive the

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

i've used them, and buried some in walls. They depend on a polymer seal. I have not seen a polymer last much more than 30 years. They are convenient as all get out. They are expensive. I don't think we will know for sure how good they are for 20-50 years. Dan Penoff via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

On Sat, 15 Apr 2017 13:56:52 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Anyone ever use these? Yes. They work very well. > I followed the instructions and it worked like a champ. I’m still a > little skeptical, as I hate doing plumbing repairs as I always have > nightmares about waking up in the

[MBZ] OT - SharkBite Plumbing Fittings

Anyone ever use these? After being away for a week at a security conference, the spouse was kind enough to point out soggy carpet in the back bedroom right next to the wall where a shower is located on the other side when I arrived home. I cut out some drywall and found a CPVC fitting wth a cr