SharkBite 1 Inch 90 Degree Elbow, Push to Connect Brass Plumbing Fitting, PEX Pipe, Copper, CPVC, PE-RT, HDPE, U260LFA
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Clint Young
Greater than one weekYes they are expensive, but if you consider the price of a plumber or the time it takes to sweat copper, these are a must have. Or maybe Im just lazy...either way, I love these.
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Rick
> 3 dayWow! Copper to PEX connection in about 30 seconds. Be sure to push it in all the way! Used separate marking tool to be sure.
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MG CT
> 3 dayWorks every time, unlike my soldering. As a homeowner these are a godsend - can do fixes, addition stuff without a plumber.
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vinny
> 3 dayI needed this put into a tight 3 x6 area above my head. I tried several times to push the unit into place on the copper pipes. It leaked each time I retried to tighten it. I ended up removing it & used CPVC 3/4 elbows & pipe & converted it outside to Copper 3/4 with adapters. This unit does work great if you have the room to work it into place, but in tight places you should consider using copper & solder if you can.
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KENNETH R.
> 3 dayEasy to use.
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Mike Wall
> 3 dayEasy plumbing made even simpler
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Reynald Desroches
> 3 dayWonderful product.
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Ollie becker
> 3 dayGood
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BrianL
> 3 dayI had to replace a water heater that was in a cramped under counter location in an older condo. I have never had the greatest success with brazing copper fittings -- nothing is worse than a pinhole leak after to turn the water back on except perhaps the fire you start with your torch. This fitting (and all the sharkbite fittings I used in the job, including tees, elbows, push fittings ball valve, flexible water heater connectors and more) connected in a literal snap to both copper and PEX pipe, were leak free and saved my day in a job that had me cutting wallboard to access and connect to a drain pipe (due to new city code that requires a drain pan attached to a drain), adding an expansion tank (again due to new city code requirement) that didnt fit in the space allotted for the water heater so I had to run pipe through a kitchen cabinet to the tank which was put under the kitchen sink). I would never have attempted this job if I had had to braze copper. I did reuse some of the prior copper pipe (after cleaning 15 years of junk off) and new PEX pipe. The best part is that replacing the water heater in the future should be a snap/unsnap process with these great fittings. Note -- I bought most of my parts at Home Depot for similar or lower prices for the sake of convenience as well as easy return of unused items.
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dinohippo
> 3 daywhen you need to save time , and not sure youll redo the job. always go with sharkbite.
