Getting a new heater and AC system. When the guy was under house doing the
ducts, he found two leaks in the water lines. Plumber could not get there
for a week, so decided I had to crawl under and do the job. Leaking pipe
to a Union and a leaking sweated joint. Water still dripping from lines,
so near impossible to solder. Used Sharkbite connectors. Fabulous
invention.

On 1/24/21 8:25 PM, Bill wrote:

Getting a new heater and AC system. When the guy was under house doing the
ducts, he found two leaks in the water lines. Plumber could not get there
for a week, so decided I had to crawl under and do the job. Leaking pipe
to a Union and a leaking sweated joint. Water still dripping from lines,
so near impossible to solder. Used Sharkbite connectors. Fabulous
invention.


The licensed plumber who installed our new water heater a couple of
years ago used "sharkbites," and said he had been using them without
issue for "some time." The heater is in a protected spot in a indoor
basement storage room, so the pipes aren't exposed to huge temperature
variations or subject to being banged by falling objects, kids on hot
wheels bikes, et cetera.

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Keyser Söze wrote:
On 1/24/21 8:25 PM, Bill wrote:

Getting a new heater and AC system.Â* When the guy was under house
doing the
ducts, he found two leaks in the water lines.Â* Plumber could not get
there
for a week, so decided I had to crawl under and do the job. Leaking pipe
to a Union and a leaking sweated joint.Â* Water still dripping from
lines,
so near impossible to solder.Â* Used Sharkbite connectors. Fabulous
invention.


The licensed plumber who installed our new water heater a couple of
years ago used "sharkbites," and said he had been using them without
issue for "some time." The heater is in a protected spot in a indoor
basement storage room, so the pipes aren't exposed to huge temperature
variations or subject to being banged by falling objects, kids on hot
wheels bikes, et cetera.


Unions don't like them.Â* They don't like Romex either.

On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:19:53 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 1/24/21 8:25 PM, Bill wrote:

Getting a new heater and AC system. When the guy was under house doing the
ducts, he found two leaks in the water lines. Plumber could not get there
for a week, so decided I had to crawl under and do the job. Leaking pipe
to a Union and a leaking sweated joint. Water still dripping from lines,
so near impossible to solder. Used Sharkbite connectors. Fabulous
invention.


The licensed plumber who installed our new water heater a couple of
years ago used "sharkbites," and said he had been using them without
issue for "some time." The heater is in a protected spot in a indoor
basement storage room, so the pipes aren't exposed to huge temperature
variations or subject to being banged by falling objects, kids on hot
wheels bikes, et cetera.

Yeah "O" rings always last forever ;-)

That Poly Butyl pipe was the cat's meow too ... until it wasn't.

Bill Wrote in message:r
Getting a new heater and AC system. When the guy was under house doing theducts, he found two leaks in the water lines. Plumber could not get therefor a week, so decided I had to crawl under and do the job. Leaking pipeto a Union and a leaking sweated joint. Water still dripping from lines,so near impossible to solder. Used Sharkbite connectors. Fabulousinvention.

Sharkbite, PEX, and other relatively new plumbing materials are
good things to know about. I was thinking of using PVC to run air
compressor air lines around the perimeter of my garage until I
read some horror stories about that material and decided to use
PEX instead. I used a number of Sharkbite fittings but I had
trouble sealing one particular PEX to 1/2 NPT Sharkbite fitting.
in this case I used a Flair-it brand plastic fitting instead. It
screws together; no tools required.
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justan wrote:
Bill Wrote in message:r
Getting a new heater and AC system. When the guy was under house doing
theducts, he found two leaks in the water lines. Plumber could not get
therefor a week, so decided I had to crawl under and do the job.
Leaking pipeto a Union and a leaking sweated joint. Water still
dripping from lines,so near impossible to solder. Used Sharkbite
connectors. Fabulousinvention.

Sharkbite, PEX, and other relatively new plumbing materials are
good things to know about. I was thinking of using PVC to run air
compressor air lines around the perimeter of my garage until I
read some horror stories about that material and decided to use
PEX instead. I used a number of Sharkbite fittings but I had
trouble sealing one particular PEX to 1/2 NPT Sharkbite fitting.
in this case I used a Flair-it brand plastic fitting instead. It
screws together; no tools required.

I am doing copper lines.

On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 19:32:02 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

justan wrote:
Bill Wrote in message:r
Getting a new heater and AC system. When the guy was under house doing
theducts, he found two leaks in the water lines. Plumber could not get
therefor a week, so decided I had to crawl under and do the job.
Leaking pipeto a Union and a leaking sweated joint. Water still
dripping from lines,so near impossible to solder. Used Sharkbite
connectors. Fabulousinvention.

Sharkbite, PEX, and other relatively new plumbing materials are
good things to know about. I was thinking of using PVC to run air
compressor air lines around the perimeter of my garage until I
read some horror stories about that material and decided to use
PEX instead. I used a number of Sharkbite fittings but I had
trouble sealing one particular PEX to 1/2 NPT Sharkbite fitting.
in this case I used a Flair-it brand plastic fitting instead. It
screws together; no tools required.

I am doing copper lines.

PVC, CPVC and PEX are king here these days. Florida water seems to be
tough on copper. I really think it is electrical tho. Mine is not
connected to the street and single point connected to the grid. I
haven't had a problem. Places with city water get slammed worse than
well customers. Older homes with metal from the street seem OK too.
I think it is electrolysis.
Law suits were flying in Cape Coral a decade or two ago and nobody
really ever had an answer they were willing to admit.
Most re plumbs were done in plastic.

wrote:
On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 19:32:02 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

justan wrote:
Bill Wrote in message:r
Getting a new heater and AC system. When the guy was under house doing
theducts, he found two leaks in the water lines. Plumber could not get
therefor a week, so decided I had to crawl under and do the job.
Leaking pipeto a Union and a leaking sweated joint. Water still
dripping from lines,so near impossible to solder. Used Sharkbite
connectors. Fabulousinvention.

Sharkbite, PEX, and other relatively new plumbing materials are
good things to know about. I was thinking of using PVC to run air
compressor air lines around the perimeter of my garage until I
read some horror stories about that material and decided to use
PEX instead. I used a number of Sharkbite fittings but I had
trouble sealing one particular PEX to 1/2 NPT Sharkbite fitting.
in this case I used a Flair-it brand plastic fitting instead. It
screws together; no tools required.

I am doing copper lines.

PVC, CPVC and PEX are king here these days. Florida water seems to be
tough on copper. I really think it is electrical tho. Mine is not
connected to the street and single point connected to the grid. I
haven't had a problem. Places with city water get slammed worse than
well customers. Older homes with metal from the street seem OK too.
I think it is electrolysis.
Law suits were flying in Cape Coral a decade or two ago and nobody
really ever had an answer they were willing to admit.
Most re plumbs were done in plastic.


We have Poly from the meter to the house. House used to be all crappy
galvanized. I understand when these homes were built early 1970’s they had
to get Korean galvanized as US was not making enough. When we had a dry
wood termite problem upstairs bathrooms, I changed most of the galvanized
out to copper. Couple places were impossible to change so used dielectric
unions and brass pipes to connect. One of the leaks was a badly corroded
galvanized pipe connected to the dielectric Union. Changed to brass
fittings.

On Tue, 26 Jan 2021 05:49:21 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

wrote:
On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 19:32:02 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

justan wrote:
Bill Wrote in message:r
Getting a new heater and AC system. When the guy was under house doing
theducts, he found two leaks in the water lines. Plumber could not get
therefor a week, so decided I had to crawl under and do the job.
Leaking pipeto a Union and a leaking sweated joint. Water still
dripping from lines,so near impossible to solder. Used Sharkbite
connectors. Fabulousinvention.

Sharkbite, PEX, and other relatively new plumbing materials are
good things to know about. I was thinking of using PVC to run air
compressor air lines around the perimeter of my garage until I
read some horror stories about that material and decided to use
PEX instead. I used a number of Sharkbite fittings but I had
trouble sealing one particular PEX to 1/2 NPT Sharkbite fitting.
in this case I used a Flair-it brand plastic fitting instead. It
screws together; no tools required.

I am doing copper lines.

PVC, CPVC and PEX are king here these days. Florida water seems to be
tough on copper. I really think it is electrical tho. Mine is not
connected to the street and single point connected to the grid. I
haven't had a problem. Places with city water get slammed worse than
well customers. Older homes with metal from the street seem OK too.
I think it is electrolysis.
Law suits were flying in Cape Coral a decade or two ago and nobody
really ever had an answer they were willing to admit.
Most re plumbs were done in plastic.


We have Poly from the meter to the house. House used to be all crappy
galvanized. I understand when these homes were built early 1970’s they had
to get Korean galvanized as US was not making enough. When we had a dry
wood termite problem upstairs bathrooms, I changed most of the galvanized
out to copper. Couple places were impossible to change so used dielectric
unions and brass pipes to connect. One of the leaks was a badly corroded
galvanized pipe connected to the dielectric Union. Changed to brass
fittings.

I am surprised anyone was still using galvanized for plumbing in the
70s. My house in Md built in 53-54 was copper. It also had grounded
Romex but used NEMA 1-15 receptacles. The boxes were grounded.

On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 23:32:21 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 19:32:02 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

justan wrote:
Bill Wrote in message:r
Getting a new heater and AC system. When the guy was under house doing
theducts, he found two leaks in the water lines. Plumber could not get
therefor a week, so decided I had to crawl under and do the job.
Leaking pipeto a Union and a leaking sweated joint. Water still
dripping from lines,so near impossible to solder. Used Sharkbite
connectors. Fabulousinvention.

Sharkbite, PEX, and other relatively new plumbing materials are
good things to know about. I was thinking of using PVC to run air
compressor air lines around the perimeter of my garage until I
read some horror stories about that material and decided to use
PEX instead. I used a number of Sharkbite fittings but I had
trouble sealing one particular PEX to 1/2 NPT Sharkbite fitting.
in this case I used a Flair-it brand plastic fitting instead. It
screws together; no tools required.

I am doing copper lines.

PVC, CPVC and PEX are king here these days. Florida water seems to be
tough on copper. I really think it is electrical tho. Mine is not
connected to the street and single point connected to the grid. I
haven't had a problem. Places with city water get slammed worse than
well customers. Older homes with metal from the street seem OK too.
I think it is electrolysis.
Law suits were flying in Cape Coral a decade or two ago and nobody
really ever had an answer they were willing to admit.
Most re plumbs were done in plastic.

===

We had to get our place replumbed in plastic a few years back after
developing a series of pin hole leaks in the original copper. The
theory is that the Cape's RO water lacks minerals (TDS) so that over
time it tries to leach out impurities in the copper.

https://4perfec****er.com/blog/reverse-osmosis-and-copper-pipes/