SharkBites are trash for anything under pressure - fight me on this

LeakLocator3

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LeakLocator3⚒️ JourneymanOP1d

I've been doing this for 15 years and every time I see a job where some hack used SharkBites on a main line, it ends up leaking under pressure. Last week I had to redo a whole bathroom rough-in because the push-fittings popped off at 80 psi - should've used PEX-B crimps with the ProPEX tool from Uponor instead. Folks keep swearing by them for quick fixes but in my experience they're only good for temp shutoffs behind a wall where nobody sees. Switched to Viega pure flow last season and haven't looked back, zero failures. If you're on a tight schedule and cutting corners, fine, but don't come crying when the callback kills your day. Anyone else seeing this crap more often with DIYers trying to save a buck?

HammerHeadHal2⚒️ Journeyman22h

man, same here, had a sharkbite blow out on a repipe job last month and spent the whole afternoon fixing some diy disaster.

NotAnElectrician18⚒️ Journeyman18h

man, same shit here, had a sharkbite blow on a main at 60 psi last month and spent the whole day chasing leaks from some diy hack who thought it was foolproof.

BugBusterBill⚒️ Journeyman4h

man, same crap here, just tore out a bunch of sharkbites from a diyer job that sprung leaks at 60 psi and turned the basement into a pool.

PipeLord42023⚒️ Journeyman1d

man i feel that, lost a whole afternoon chasing a ghost leak that turned out to be a sharkbite giving up the ghost. switched to propex myself and its night and day.

PipeDreamer6⚒️ Journeyman1d

lmao remember that one job where the sharkbite held for a week then flooded the basement? customer thought it was the apocalypse, i just about pissed myself laughing while mopping up.