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dankman

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How do you feel about them? There are guys out there that think they are great as long as they outlive the warranty but I don't feel that way. Am I wrong for wanting to only install something I think will last at least 10 years without issue?
 

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I only use them as temporary measures, I don't trust an o-ring to last forever. They spin, fittings roll and installations either look sloppy or require more hangars. Every Shark Bite I've ever installed has come back out within a week when I could arrange a proper repair / service interruption, etc.
 

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I showed up to diagnose a noisy water system in a home. What I found was that their system was shark infested. No fewer than a dozen from the main stop out to a hydrant branch. Tees, 90s, MIPs, a shark bite PRV.

The noise was a hum that could be tuned by adjusting the flow on the kitchen faucet. I found that they had left several of the inserts in the fittings on this copper system.

I carry several sizes of shark bite caps. At the end of the day, they're so nice! I also carry couplings in case I need to replace a hydrant in a cramped location. As long as you secure the hydrant, this is perfectly acceptably to me.

Anything can be good in moderation.
 

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How do you feel about them? There are guys out there that think they are great as long as they outlive the warranty but I don't feel that way. Am I wrong for wanting to only install something I think will last at least 10 years without issue?
For a plumber with over 15 years of experinces.....
 

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I used 400 sharkbites on a marina 5 years ago. There are four sharkbites per pedestal. The pedastal is two foot tall and there is a opening about 6" by 6" at the top. Coming up from the bottom is a 3/4" galvanized cold water feed. I installed a 3/4 by 1/2 by 1/2 galvanized tee on the feed that supplies two hose bibbs. Then went from the tee to the hose bibbs with sharkbites along with uponor pex. They have held up great thus far.
 

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I use the caps and keep a handful on the truck for mobile home calls. We also have a area with homes that were pipe with polybutylene. They are great temp repairs, other than that I don't use them.
 

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I have put 200 psi tests against the caps it made me a little nervous the first time. I do use them as a transition union on cpvc to copper or pex it seams to be the smart way to go. I don't like using them all of the time though on copper pro press is a lot better fix and cheaper.
 

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Anybody ever use these non-releasable ones? I keep 'em for that job where I'm fighting water on a Friday night after the stores have closed for the eveing. There might come the day when one of these gets me out of a small pickle.

And with regard to sharkbites, I use the caps to cap off lines 'til I can get back to perform a permanent repair, ie: like on a re-model under a lav or kitchen sink. Or after removal of a W/H before I go pick up the replacement W/H.
 

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I love them. I have had several calls this year to fix leaky push on fittings. They seem to last four or five years and then they leak.

I was at a home the other day and during my inspection we went to his water softener. This guy was dying to show me how he tackled the job himself. He must of used a dozen push fittings to hook his unit up. He probably spend the whole day putting it together. I wanted to take a pic but it seemed rude to at the time.
I did ask if I could put a sticker on the unit which was ok by him and so I did. Told him that if it started to leak he would not have to search to find my number.
Almost as good as money in the bank.
 

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HSI said:
I love them. I have had several calls this year to fix leaky push on fittings. They seem to last four or five years and then they leak.

I was at a home the other day and during my inspection we went to his water softener. This guy was dying to show me how he tackled the job himself. He must of used a dozen push fittings to hook his unit up. He probably spend the whole day putting it together. I wanted to take a pic but it seemed rude to at the time.
I did ask if I could put a sticker on the unit which was ok by him and so I did. Told him that if it started to leak he would not have to search to find my number.
Almost as good as money in the bank.
I don't know. ??? What if some one sees his install and thinks its urs??
 
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