Popular Post Parr8hed Posted November 12, 2021 Popular Post Share #1 Posted November 12, 2021 A new water heater. Boy, shark bite fittings are the shit. Braided flexible water lines with 3/4" threads on one end, and 3/4" sharkbites on the other end are even better. Getting the old one out sucked, but the new one went in like buttah. 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted November 12, 2021 Share #2 Posted November 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: A new water heater. Boy, shark bite fittings are the shit. Braided flexible water lines with 3/4" threads on one end, and 3/4" sharkbites on the other end are even better. Getting the old one out sucked, but the new one went in like buttah. I have had two shark bites fail. I would think about have the line’s soldered 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted November 12, 2021 Share #3 Posted November 12, 2021 My lines are all soldered. I trust that best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted November 12, 2021 Share #4 Posted November 12, 2021 17 minutes ago, jsharr said: I have had two shark bites fail. I would think about have the line’s soldered We had one fail - no good can come of it!!!! Absolutely not something I would use if I could avoid it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted November 12, 2021 36 minutes ago, jsharr said: I have had two shark bites fail. I would think about have the line’s soldered 27 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: My lines are all soldered. I trust that best. 18 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: We had one fail - no good can come of it!!!! Absolutely not something I would use if I could avoid it. Anything with the word "shark" in it has to be superior to some janky silver half-assed melted into your joints. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted November 12, 2021 Share #6 Posted November 12, 2021 13 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: Anything with the word "shark" in it has to be superior to some janky silver half-assed melted into your joints. don't sharks bite holes into things? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted November 12, 2021 Share #7 Posted November 12, 2021 14 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: Anything with the word "shark" in it has to be superior to some janky silver half-assed melted into your joints. Luckily, our water heater is in a utility room next to the garage. If it was to leak, no much would be ruined, as the water would run out through the garage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted November 12, 2021 Share #8 Posted November 12, 2021 I always solder my pipes but I have started using the braided flexible connectors lately. Just sweat the proper fitting on the end of the pipe and connect the flexible connector to it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share #9 Posted November 12, 2021 15 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Luckily, our water heater is in a utility room next to the garage. If it was to leak, no much would be ruined, as the water would run out through the garage. Mine is in a basement with concrete floors and a close drain. I am just hoping that I would notice before my water bill went to infinity and beyond. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted November 12, 2021 Share #10 Posted November 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: Mine is in a basement with concrete floors and a close drain. I am just hoping that I would notice before my water bill went to infinity and beyond. Mine is on the edge of the floor drain but the floor is level so water tends to go everywhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share #11 Posted November 12, 2021 Just now, Longjohn said: Mine is on the edge of the floor drain but the floor is level so water tends to go everywhere. Who the hell makes things with level floors these days? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted November 12, 2021 Share #12 Posted November 12, 2021 25 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: don't sharks bite holes into things? And live in water, like a flooded house..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted November 12, 2021 Share #13 Posted November 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: Who the hell makes things with level floors these days? Some of us live in 'older' houses. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share #14 Posted November 12, 2021 1 minute ago, jsharr said: And live in water, like a flooded house..... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted November 12, 2021 Share #15 Posted November 12, 2021 A sharkbite fitting on my parent's hot water baseboard system failed. Luckily I caught it when it was just dripping, before it let go. Otherwise that sharkbite fitting would have caused a waternado in the basement. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted November 12, 2021 Share #16 Posted November 12, 2021 I have a couple in the unfinished basement ceiling when I ran a new water line for the kitchen. I wouldn't put them in a wall. I use PEX crimp ring fittings for that. Daughter#3's boy friend is a plumber. He uses PEX with a memory. He has a tool to expend the PEX then slips on the fitting. 5 seconds later the PEX returns to normal size and he has a water tight fitting. No crimp rings, no soldering.... and no SharkBites. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted November 12, 2021 Share #17 Posted November 12, 2021 I only used 2 sharkbites at my old home, when the copper pipes were in a horrible location, where I didn't think soldered a joint would be very easy. At least it was beyond my skill level. I was always worried about the sharkbite failing, it was in the wall/ceiling above the kitchen for the bathroom shower that was above the kitchen. All the other joint locations were soldered. I replaced the water heater there at least twice (maybe 3 times), the water just ate them. I soldered fittings, and then just used PVC to make the connection easy. We sold that home... now I wonder how long before the sharkbites fail? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted November 12, 2021 Share #18 Posted November 12, 2021 On the flip side, I have a Scout buddy who burned up a good portion of his house sweating on an outside hose bib. Caught the insulation on fire. Thought he got it all out, but did not and it slowly burned its way up the inside of the wall and when it hit open air in the attic, it TOOK off! They had to rebuild most of the house, take all their stuff to be cleaned and deodorized and stored until the rebuild was done. It was a mess. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share #19 Posted November 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, jsharr said: On the flip side, I have a Scout buddy who burned up a good portion of his house sweating on an outside hose bib. Caught the insulation on fire. Thought he got it all out, but did not and it slowly burned its way up the inside of the wall and when it hit open air in the attic, it TOOK off! They had to rebuild most of the house, take all their stuff to be cleaned and deodorized and stored until the rebuild was done. It was a mess. Well there is always that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted November 12, 2021 Share #20 Posted November 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, jsharr said: On the flip side, I have a Scout buddy who burned up a good portion of his house sweating on an outside hose bib. Caught the insulation on fire. Thought he got it all out, but did not and it slowly burned its way up the inside of the wall and when it hit open air in the attic, it TOOK off! They had to rebuild most of the house, take all their stuff to be cleaned and deodorized and stored until the rebuild was done. It was a mess. Like Dr. Mickin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted November 12, 2021 Share #21 Posted November 12, 2021 Just now, Longjohn said: Like Dr. Mickin I am not sure he started his house fire. I thought it was the old knob and tube wiring, or the penny behind the fuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted November 12, 2021 Share #22 Posted November 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, jsharr said: I am not sure he started his house fire. I thought it was the old knob and tube wiring, or the penny behind the fuse. That was his excuse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted November 12, 2021 Share #23 Posted November 12, 2021 Just now, Longjohn said: That was his excuse. If he burned it down sweating on a pipe, where is the 5 page post about researching torches and solder techniques? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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