Pex To Copper Tee

Quick lesson on uponor aquapex and copper water supply fittings.

Pex to copper tee.

Wow was this so much easier than soldering and even pex. Brass pex barb x 1 2 in. For example a 3 4 x 1 2 x 1 copper tee fitting is the same as 1 2 x 3 4 x 1. If you use a manifold and home run system it s like running a garden hose to each fixture super fast and easy.

Obviously a bit pricey to do a lot of fittings but in locations where turning the water completely off on a main with an old valve that doesn t completely close this was so much easier than soldering. Demonstrations on each how to connect pex to copper pipe. They are the most expensive of the fittings you can use to connect pex to copper. Connecting sharkbite to copper is easy with our brass push to connect fittings.

Apollopex barb fittings are a key component of the most economical potable water piping systems. We offer high quality barb type pex fittings to be used with copper crimp rings or stainless steel cinch rings. Repeat this process for the pex end and your connection is complete. Sharkbite 10 pack 1 2 in dia brass pex tee crimp fitting.

Typically these come in two parts often sold separately. The apollopex 1 2 in. Simply cut your copper pipe mark the proper insertion depth and push the coupling completely onto the pipe. How to transition from copper to pex with sharkbite fittings.

These tee fittings are manufactured to meet or exceed astm and ansi standards from high quality c12200 alloy used by leading copper fitting manufacturers such as nibco and mueller. All are certified to meet and exceed north american standards and requirements. A great way to join pex with copper. Female copper sweat adapter is simple to install and is designed as an economical solution for the transtion from copper tubing to pex tubing.

But even if you install pex fittings in a conventional main line and branch system the connections are quicker to make than soldering copper. Brass pex barb x the apollopex 1 2 in. The proper way to read a copper tee is side x side x center top. Also capable of integration into hydronic heating systems apollopex.

Pex fittings are faster to install than copper. Follow me on instagram. All brass fittings comply with the lead free law. Despite being the most expensive their ease of use makes push fit fittings a good option when you only need to make a few connections of copper and pex.