Pex To Copper Sharkbite

How copper and pex fittings work.

Pex to copper sharkbite.

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. Sharkbite is a popular brand name of push fit fittings. Omnigrip push fittings are fully compatible with sharkbite fittings and can fully replace the latter. The pex stiffener does not need to be removed for copper or cpvc applications.

I use this system to make life easy for years to come and never have a flood when working. Demonstrations on each how to connect pex to copper pipe. Sharkbite pex tubing costs about one quarter the price of copper. Sharkbite fittings come with a pex stiffener pre loaded into the fitting for pex pe rt and hdpe.

If you are working with copper pipe. Pex itself also costs significantly less than copper pipe. Follow me on instagram. When renovating an old home there are lots of surprises.

With a bit of effort the pipe pushes into the fitting and is held in place by tiny teeth. Durable freeze resistant. Push fit or stab in plumbing fittings are a popular type of pex and copper fitting. For example 1 2 in.

And since sharkbite pex comes at a fixed cost plumbers don t have to worry about fluctuating daily prices like they do with copper. They can be used with standard pex copper and cpvc pipe sizes.