Shark fittings

Tim Doran_4

They also have a 25 year warranty if properly installed according to the SharkBite Installation instructions.

Mitch_5

Shark fittings

Just having my pro press for a year I see the new shark Tool less fittings taking off.

I am only guessing that in mass mechanical fittings cannot be conceiled that you can only use them exposed.

Plus they claim you can mix and match pex, pvc and copper.

Potentially mix different brands of pex, who takes the liability.

Any info?

Mitch S.

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Joe Brix

Hi Mitch,

I have used them on several occasions, and like them very much. I wouldn't be an advocate of an entire plumbing system full of them, but they work great in a pinch. Especially nice for those tight crawlspace repair jobs!

They will work on any tube that is copper tube size O.D., as far as I know. I have used them in mobile homes to transition from polybutylene.

Starch

Big Ed_3

My Guess

A little freeze ,a little oil ,too much heat, pressure, bit of the wrong chemical would make them a nightmare . Don't know......but we will see .

lee_7

have used them for a while now, haven't had a problem let. They are great for repairs where you still have water returning.

Super Drain

shark bite fittings

I have used shark bite for about a year. Never had a problem. They are great for trailers. You can go from pex to quest to copper to cpvc with no problem

kal_2

shark bites are flow restrictive...

So they are not meant for heavy use – especially compared to the smooth pipe stops and elbows of propress fittings, but they are a real problem solver some times - eg had a friend that had to change a main inlet to a townhouse that was part of a 70 unit complex with only one street main shutoff – and even after you shutoff the main – you sill have the static pressure of 70 units to content with – a compression ballvalve leaked, but a sharkbite ballvalve setup worked leak free!!!

ScottMP

Shark bites

We get a 200 plus posting about Pro-Press but these things are O.K. ??????

Scott

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ScottMP

Shark bites

We get a 200 plus posting about Pro-Press but these things are O.K. ??????

Scott

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Darin Cook_5

An O-ring is an O-Ring

All of these attachment methods share a common thread - An O-ring makes the connection.

When I worked on aircraft fuel systems ( LC 130 H models) all of the wiggins couplings used an O-ring to seal the JP-8 from the outer environment. Now if we can trust that with a multi-million dollar aircraft, ( and more importantly our lives while flying across an ocean!!!!!), why wouldn't it make sense that we can trust it with potable or heating system water????

A good plumbing contractor I know who does around 30-40 modular homes a year uses the tectite fittings on all of the piping "drops". I know of two weeping fittings he had, both were a torn o-ring ( both were their fault he admits, they do not debur their copper). He uses them due to the competitive bid nature of the Mods. They are wicked fast. He goes from copper to Uponor pex in a flash!

Do these fittings have their place? Absolutely. Are they for every joint you want to make? No! But time is everything, on any job you bid!








Darin

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kal_2

as long as the o-ring is installed...

in a controlled way, and enclosed, and on a clean and smooth surface – in fact the goal is to surround the o-ring most of it’s diameter and have it make little contact – a few atoms worth of o-ring – can hold back 30,000lbs per SQUARE inch, with the “SQUARE” being the KEY word, because if you squeeze it down, the contact AREA has increased by a “SQUARE” and with it the holding load has also increased by a SQUARE factor!!!

If you have a cylinder with 30,000 psi in it, and a 1/100,000 of an inch hole – you can put your pinky on the hole and hold back with only .3lb force, increase the hole to 1/10,000, a barely visible change, and it’s 3lb, increase the hole to 1/1000 and also not much of a visible change, it’s 30lb, you can forget about your pinky, remember that, the next time you get the urge wrench down an o-ring

Tim Doran_4

SharkBite Certification

The SharkBite® Push-FittingsTM have been design certified and listed to ASSE 1061/NSF 61. The SharkBite® Push-FittingsTM are listed by IAPMO and are certified for potable and hydronic heating water distribution (note: Glycol mixture for hydronics is not to exceed 50% concentration). The SharkBite® Push-FittingsTM have been certified for underground applications and as a manufactured joint without access panels and they meet UPC, IPC, and cUPC requirements. They are certified up to 200 PSI and 200 degrees F. They were first introduced in the US by Cash Acme about 5 years ago. Cash Acme's parent company, Reliance Worldwide, introduced them in Australia about 15 years ago.

singh

Wil E. Coyote fittings

Sharkbite brand is made by Cash Acme.

If I recall correctly, Wil E. Coyote always used Acme products, and they never worked !

What's happenning to the skilled tradesman, now we can't even solder pipe no more.

Any way, I used propress, go figure.

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Mitch_5

I use Pro press to

but have several problems.

1) Cannot get the gun in all angles to crimp.

2) While crimping the fitting can move so you can look crooked.

3) Once you crimp that's it you have to cut it out if you want to change it and the fittings are not as cheap as pvc.

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Leo G_101

200 x 200?

About a year ago I had a job to move some baseboards. The main lines were in a small, old crawl. I bought some Sharky's, but upon questing to find the limitations, was told 160* max at 100 PSI. Could you please direct me to the website were this 200 x 200 is stated?

Thanx!

Leo G

Leo G_101

bump

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Glenn Sossin_2

Tec Tite / Qtite

It is my understanding that the holding company for Elkhart in France actually manufactures the " shark bite " , not Cash Acme. Cash Acme was the first to actively market in the US.

We sell more of the Q-Tite which looks a bit nicer, and does not come apart since most applications for these products are for permanent installations anyway.

We had a counter day here and had contractors, making connections between copper and pex to a live pressured line - 50psi. It is very easy to use. Most plumbers were still skeptical and unsure even after trying it.

I've used/tested on a snowmelt system with Glycol also - no problems. Its great when you need to join pex and copper in a tight corner, connect pex to a fan coil, make a connection in a band joist where its almost impossible to solder, cut in a purge set up, add an outside frost free hydrant, install a water heater expansion tank, etc.

We took a 3/4x1/2 Tee, pushed in a copper 1/2 St F adapter, and added a boiler drain in our utility room. I take customers in there, show them the joint, tug on it, rotate it around with the water live - no leaks.

Great for small jobs. See flyer / photos