SharkBite 1 Inch 90 Degree Elbow, Push to Connect Brass Plumbing Fitting, PEX Pipe, Copper, CPVC, PE-RT, HDPE, U260LFA

Not gonna lie. When I first got these I was concerned about leaks and waking up to my basement flooding as I had never used them. Im used to either brazing copper pipes or priming and gluing pvc tubing. Im a bit of a control guy and when I moved into my house years ago had ripped out the horror that was the tubing entering my basement from the well pump.. put in a whole house filter, pressure tank, other, removable filters and carbon filters, water softener etc. After years of use the softener had given up and the mechanisms sprung leaks all over. I wanted to take that out and instead put in an iron removing filter as our sinks and toilets need constant scrubbing with some of our lighter clothes becoming work on the car items due to staining. I read a lot of reviews here and elsewhere about the sharkbite connectors and wound up ordering them.. heck, they were returning so why not? I cut cpvc to length and put connected everything with sharkbite elbows, reducers, and a valves. Once I slipped everything together, crossed my fingers and opened up the water. Hmm,.. so far so good but lets wait and see.. turned on the water throughout the house and watched everything pop and shake as air bled out of the system and pressurized to 70psi. Okay.. so far so good. Cleaned up and went upstairs to eat.. came back down checking for leaks... went to watch tv (The Boys-started slow but ROCKS)... wife and I took turns checking for leaks. Went to bed... got up a few times... and now its been a few weeks. Not a drop of water and none of the pipes has tried to slip out as we have them all marked for this purpose. These things rock! One of the things I like best is that you can rotate the fittings (ie; the pipes can still move, rotate etc) without leaks which means its all super forgiving if you get your lengths slightly off and stuff is not 100% straight and true.. it adjusts.. something PVC and Copper do NOT do... and I can also move stuff around a few inches if needed without cutting/de-brazing pipes etc. Im a convert!

These sharkBite connectors come in handy for emergency repair when working on copper pipe. Very easy to use and they do not leak.

Size was too big for standard incoming water line from street. Paid 15.00, got 6.00 back. Not happy!

Beats sweating copper piping.

Saved us lots of time in our shower reno!

I 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.

Best product out there easy to use . Removable and reusable.

These fittings are great for repairs or additions to existing lines. In this case I had to add a PRV and shut-off valve to an existing water line. All the other connections could be sweated, but for the final connection to the line, I like to use the Sharkbite as you do not have to worry about water in the line.

i have burned my arm to many times trying to solder copper. AND this is quicker.

Does the job, especially good to adding/modifying existing plumbing.