Pex To Copper Sharkbite

Cut pipe cleanly squarely.

Pex to copper sharkbite.

Omnigrip push fittings are fully compatible with sharkbite fittings and can fully replace the latter. Push fit or stab in plumbing fittings are a popular type of pex and copper fitting. If you are working with copper pipe. They can be used with standard pex copper and cpvc pipe sizes.

Sharkbite is a popular brand name of push fit fittings. For example 1 2 in. I use this system to make life easy for years to come and never have a flood when working. How copper and pex fittings work.

And since sharkbite pex comes at a fixed cost plumbers don t have to worry about fluctuating daily prices like they do with copper. Follow me on instagram. Demonstrations on each how to connect pex to copper pipe. With a bit of effort the pipe pushes into the fitting and is held in place by tiny teeth.

Sharkbite pex tubing costs about one quarter the price of copper. Be sure the pipe is free of scratches or debris and cut the pipe as cleanly and squarely as possible. Sharkbite fittings come with a pex stiffener pre loaded into the fitting for pex pe rt and hdpe. When renovating an old home there are lots of surprises.

A sharp rise in popularity of push fittings over the past few years has been accompanied by a rising number of complaints about leaks prompting us to investigate the matter. Pex itself also costs significantly less than copper pipe.