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PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:34 pm 
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OK, not Xterra related but a product a number of people on here may find very useful nontheless...

http://nismostuff.blogspot.com/2009/04/sharkbite-connection-system.html


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:24 pm 
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Very interesting Dan.. Also nice write up.. ;) :thumbup:

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I saw those on HGTV a few weeks ago and wondered how well they worked.

Good deal. Now I know what to get when it's my turn.

And, great write up

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Just a word of caution with those..
I plumbed my entire living room and kitchen with them, then went away for the weekend only to come home to a nice flood. :(
Those pipes and fittings MUST be anchored perfectly inline with each other.
If they are on an angle or the pipe isn't totally square inside the fitting it will leak. Mine didn't leak until the head kicked on and all of the pipes swelled, pulling them away from the walls. :(

I returned all of the fittings to Home Depot for a full refund and ate the cost of the pipe.

I re-plumbed everything with copper. Still a tried and true method. Not a problem since.

So just factor in the possibility of them leaking.

I have used and specified them for commercial applications and they have worked fine, but for some reason they didn't in our house.
Both my wife and I are architects.

Good idea, but not 100% yet.

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I would tend to disagree in this case...if they are put together correctly they are 100%. They CANNOT come apart without the special tool for them if you insert them correctly. Operator error is not product failure. One does not blame Nike if you trip over your own shoes for having failed to tie them...


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I agree to an extent.
The plastic lines expand when hot water runs through them. If you cut them and run them tight against a wall, they will bow away from it, causing leaks in my case.
The lines were rated for hot water baseboard use, as were the fittings.
Anything with a rubber gasket has the potential to leak whether it's due to improper installation or not.
I find that copper pipes are more forgiving after you sweat the connections. They do not move after they are installed.
Of course this is just my personal observation.

Best of luck with them.

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I have seen the fittings and they seem to be well made. My father was a plumber, so I am old school. Copper is still the best. Expensive, but with the exception of strange, acid water situations, it will last 100 years. Then there's the added benefit of copper's antibacterial qualities.


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Just bought some of these fittings last night at Home Depot. It was to replace a leaking pipe I had in the basement. My uncle and I replaced two small sections, and so far, no leaks. I must say, I was impressed with the fittings. We used CPVC pipes for replacements.

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Pretty Cool Stuff 8)

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