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Shark Bite Fittings
Posted on 5/11/24 at 4:09 pm
Posted on 5/11/24 at 4:09 pm
Anyone have experience with Shark Bite connectors to copper pipe? Wanting to use them to connect new hoses to copper water supply for water heater.
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Posted on 5/11/24 at 4:44 pm to Canvasback
The shark bite fittings on my copper water heater pipes have been trouble free for 12+ years
Posted on 5/11/24 at 4:58 pm to Canvasback
plumbers like to shite on them but they seem to work quite well. I wouldn't use them in a wall or ceiling that's going to get closed in though. Also wouldn't personally use them on a connection that lives in the attic if your WH is up there. Probably would be fine but the amount of water damage that could result isn't worth it imo.
Posted on 5/11/24 at 9:04 pm to Canvasback
They work great.
Posted on 5/11/24 at 9:30 pm to Canvasback
Once I found out about these, I immediately recalled the many times I would have loved to have ,back in the day.
Posted on 5/12/24 at 9:31 am to Canvasback
quote:
Anyone have experience with Shark Bite connectors to copper pipe? Wanting to use them to connect new hoses to copper water supply for water heater.
Don't have that experience with what you mention but knowing some that have, they have had no issues, yet. Some have had disaster with that specific setup you mention. So its a 50/50 shot.
Being your water heater is upstairs, I would spend the extra few hundred dollars and get a reputable local plumber to fix it right with copper on copper. Or you may be able to DIY with a small propane bottle and copper fittings.
Yes, using Shark Bite quick-connects is an easy, inexpensive fix, I would not trust it, specifically on your water heater and being it is located upstairs.
I remodeled my bath and kitchen about a year ago and went with PEX piping. Instead of using Shark bite quick-connects, I used the crimp-style on most of the joints and connectors.
Good luck
Posted on 5/12/24 at 1:50 pm to Canvasback
I typically propress myself lately, but you'd have to find someone to lend you or rent you the tool.
I have used compression water heater adapters recently and I've had great results from them.
Haven't seen them at many Home Depots near me. Lowe's keeps the kits on the shelf. I prefer them to Sharkbite, but they're about the same. Like everyone else is saying, I would never put a Sharkbite or compression fitting into a closed wall.
Link for the compression kit I've used.
LINK
I have used compression water heater adapters recently and I've had great results from them.
Haven't seen them at many Home Depots near me. Lowe's keeps the kits on the shelf. I prefer them to Sharkbite, but they're about the same. Like everyone else is saying, I would never put a Sharkbite or compression fitting into a closed wall.
Link for the compression kit I've used.
LINK
This post was edited on 5/12/24 at 1:51 pm
Posted on 5/12/24 at 6:12 pm to Canvasback
quote:
Anyone have experience with Shark Bite connectors to copper pipe? Wanting to use them to connect new hoses to copper water supply for water heater.
I keep a set for temporary fixes in case of a burst pipe. I do not use them for permanent work or work where failure means catastrophic damage inside of the house. They can work but their resistance to failure modes is about the lowest of all types and to get the best out of them you have to do nearly the same prep as you would a sweated joint. Very clean, burr free, perfectly round. I use F1960 PEX whenever I can, still sweat copper, and might get into a press system when I come across a good deal on the equipment but I will never use sharkbite fittings and call it "fixed".
This post was edited on 5/12/24 at 8:13 pm
Posted on 5/12/24 at 8:26 pm to Canvasback
They're fine for me. Do keep in mind this shark bite fitting "technology" is used in high and low pressure connections, both pneumatic and hydraulic, in the industrial world for decades.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 2:41 pm to Canvasback
I used them on the copper supply lines to my upstairs bathroom. Lines are accessible in the atic. That have not presented a problem in 15 years.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 9:20 am to Canvasback
I use them on anything I work on, but I'm just doing pipes I can see and nothing in the walls. But all this technology has the potential to go tits up. Doesn't matter if it's commercial or residential. They are having problems with the expansion tool fittings leaking as well on pex. Probably will be having deteriorating pex some time soon that will need a formula change. Same with the blue pvc pipe everyone used in the 80's to go from the meter into their home that now needs replaced.
We're learning not to really trust their claims of lifetime guarantee or will never fail. Good luck with claims with some of these companies that seem like they change every year or so.
We're learning not to really trust their claims of lifetime guarantee or will never fail. Good luck with claims with some of these companies that seem like they change every year or so.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 9:56 am to Canvasback
I've used them. Don't use knockoff brands. Also, prepare the pipe. Use something to round out the copper pipe you're going to connect. Even a slight imperfection will leak. Make it as perfect as you can.
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