Sharkbite

[FreshAir]

Originally Posted by rickandsandi

Neil-

Do you have a part number? I just went to their site and got "0" in their search for PEX or Sharkbite.

I just checked with my local Ace and they were surprised when they could not locate Shark Bite on acehardware.com. Their only possible explanation is that Ace just began carrying it. I am not necessarilly promoting Ace it is in my case very convenient as the store is 'just down the lane' from me. I knew I would need to make several trips with exchanges a new and different connections.

I was going to attach a picture of my water heater connections but the 'Manage Attachments' is not working. I will post the picture later.

Neil.

[FreshAir]

Originally Posted by anholman

I just checked with my local Ace and they were surprised when they could not locate Shark Bite on acehardware.com. Their only possible explanation is that Ace just began carrying it. I am not necessarilly promoting Ace it is in my case very convenient as the store is 'just down the lane' from me. I knew I would need to make several trips with exchanges a new and different connections.

I was going to attach a picture of my water heater connections but the 'Manage Attachments' is not working. I will post the picture later.

Neil.

The picture shows the view of the new Atwood WH as it looks from the top. I 'married' the Pex to the copper supply with Shark Bite connections. Then threaded Shark Bite elbows are wrenched to those. This was done before sliding the new WH in place. I installed a winterizing by-pass to the WH also before sliding the it in place with 2 more SB elbows on the by-pass. Now I slide the WH in place, anchor it, and connect the Pex between the SB elbows. Work space is very limited. No room for a wrench or crimping tool. I had to hold my arms above me to work my upper body thru the bathroom closet at a twist then right myself with the closet door frame squeezing my ribs. And I did this with arthritis and 2 titanium hips. Before inserting myself I placed the 2 pre-cut Pex tubes and a small pruning scissors (for minor trimming) on top of the WH as I plan to make squishing into that closet as few times as possible. Also included with the tools on the WH is the Shark Bite removal tool should I need to make adjustments. Shark Bite is too pricey for me to completely renovate my plumbing. However, with tight installations as this it is Priceless!

Neil.