Pex To Copper Sharkbite

Sharkbite pex tubing costs about one quarter the price of copper.

Pex to copper sharkbite.

Durable freeze resistant. 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. Be sure the pipe is free of scratches or debris and cut the pipe as cleanly and squarely as possible.

I use this system to make life easy for years to come and never have a flood when working. Cut pipe cleanly squarely. When renovating an old home there are lots of surprises. Follow me on instagram.

If you are working with copper pipe. Demonstrations on each how to connect pex to copper pipe. For example 1 2 in. Pex itself also costs significantly less than copper pipe.

How copper and pex fittings work. With a bit of effort the pipe pushes into the fitting and is held in place by tiny teeth. They can be used with standard pex copper and cpvc pipe sizes. Sharkbite fittings come with a pex stiffener pre loaded into the fitting for pex pe rt and hdpe.

Quick lesson on uponor aquapex and copper water supply fittings. Push fit or stab in plumbing fittings are a popular type of pex and copper fitting.