One word PEX.. I just built my house with it love it use Shark bites fitting
pulls easy. You will not regret it.
Dan Scheid
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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Andrew Vida
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 8:21 AM
To: Bob Ehrenberger; Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
Subject: Re: [TheForge] OT frozen pipes
Sharkbite fittings are, as you say, pricey, but they really do work. My
plan for this house is to replace all the lousy PVC lines with copper
and sharkbite fittings. Those fittings will also work with PVC and any
other rigid or semi-rigid tubing. Very ingeniously contrived, BTW.
Bob Ehrenberger wrote:
> The Monday before Christmas we had the temps drop below zero with high
winds
> out of the West. As a result, the pipes that run to our laundry froze and
> burst. That section of the house is just a crawl space, so instead of
> opening up the hatch to gain access which would have really flooded the
> space with cold air, I decided to disconnect and cap that section at the
> source. I got the Hot line capped ok, but the shut off valve did not stop
> the flow completly and let a steady drip through to the cold line. Because
> of the dampness, I couldn't get the joint to take solder, so I decided to
> use a compression fitting. At the local farm store they didn't have any
> compression fittings, but they had something called SharkBite. It was a
bit
> pricey but what option did I have? So I got it. To my amazment, it
worked
> as advertised, just clean the end and slide the fitting on and you are
done.
> So if you have to make an emergency repair, the SharkBite connectors are a
> good choice.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
>
>
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