Sharkbite MNPT Adapter, Push to Connect Brass Plumbing Fitting, PEX Pipe, Copper, CPVC, PE-RT, HDPE

Best in the world

These are a life saver perfect fit every time

Have been using Sharkbites for years on plumbing jobs for the numerous houses I have lived in (retired Military, moved 6+ times a s a homeowner). When doing a renovation and you are limited on where you can access without tearing apart drywall or subfloor, these (and all sharkbite fittings are a lifesaver). I used these to install a new shower panel setup, with uses a 1/2 FIP inflow (Vigo Kingsley system). They worked perfect and plan to use the other two for a tub install since they use the same fitting inlet. My usual use and first thing I do is replace the sink and toilet fittings with 1/4 turn shut-offs and have never had any issues. They also come in great in a pinch for installing a shut off valve on water lines when you want to shut off a hose line, sections of your house, etc. Amazon had them cheaper in a 4 pack than the local and big box stores, so it was a no brainer!

I had to change out a tub valve through a tiny 7 inch round opening . This fitting had 4 pipes: A hot and cold PEX, a PEX running to the shower, and a hard copper line running to the tub spout. All fittings were iron pipe thread into the valve. The PEX fittings will slip and rotate (with some difficulty) so I was able to unscrew them, and I was barely able to fit a mini tubing cutter around the copper to cut it. That's where this SharkBite fitting came in. With a bit of delicate attention to the end of the copper to make sure that it wasn't sharp, this fitting slid right over the copper and allowed me to tighten it into the valve body. Everything lined up like before and nothing leaked. This took all day, but that was due to the tiny opening that i had to work through. This SharkBite was the easiest to install (30 seconds) and everything is just as rigid as before. Well worth the money. My only concern was that there was a bit of solder on the pipe that I delicately filed off. After that I polished it off with 600 grit sandpaper to eliminate any possible remaining file marks. If there had been a solder bump or file groove, it is quite possible that would have resulted in a leak, since the sealing location point is to the outside of the pipe. In the end all worked out well, and I am satisfied.

Put in new shower valve and used these and Sharkbite couplers to go from valve with pex and the Sharbite couplers to join pex to old cpvc. They worked well, the new Sharkbite Max don't have the insert sleeve which I now prefer. But these worked well. Yes Sharkbite products are expensive but I've used other brands and would often have to remove them and purchase Sharbites. So, now, I just complain and buy the Sharbites anyway.

When I first saw a sharkbite at my local hardware store, I thought, That's gonna be *so* useful ... if it works! I put it in a difficult application, near a pump that vibrates in a system with heated water and fluctuating pressure ... but also in a place where if it blew, it wouldn't flood the house. At the time I thought that the ease of installation was enough ... but now, two pumps and six years later, the ease of disconnecting, and the brute reliability of the connection, has me throwing sharkbites at plumbing problems all over the place! They're polymorphously perverse: you can shove pex, copper, or CPVC in there, and the connection *works*. In places where firing up a torch and soldering is scary (like in the crawlspace under your house) a sharkbite or two works as well, and reduces the anxiety by a couple of orders of magnitude. Talking to my plumbing parts supplier, I asked him if "real plumbers" (I'm a DIY property owner) use sharkbites, and he laughed. "Some hate 'em, because they're too easy," he said. I asked about reliability, and he recounted his company's story: when they first came out, the 'too easy' factor was in everyone's mind ... so they made up a tester with a pressure tank and a couple of sharkbite connections and then used their shop compressor to take the pressure up to about 120psi. For several months, they expected a pop or a hiss, but the pressure held steady. So the apparatus got pushed to the back of a storage area and forgotten for a few years ... and then, at long last, there was the expected whoosh! They pulled the apparatus out, only to find that the pressure tank had rusted through and failed. He did offer a caveat: the only time sharkbites fail is when the pipe being pushed in has a sharp edge, and damages the o-ring. So be sure to eliminate any sharpnesses, and bevel the tube end slightly before shoving. There's a cool little orange tool specifically meant for beveling and marking pex for proper insertion: worth the price. You'll also want the little orange doo-hickey that lets you release the device from the tube for removal.

Es de muy fácil instalación y sella muy bien. Justo para cuando hay alguna emergencia.

Prácticos y adecuados al uso

I was doing repairs on my Suburban hot water system on my Big Rig semi trailer home ...!

I am using 2 of these 3/4" SharkBite connectors to attach a 0.01 micron filter to my home water supply. While I would not use this in a wall setup, SharkBite connectors offer an amazing option for exposed piping that can be monitored easily or even tight spaces where you don't want to open up a wall or floor completely. (Just be sure to monitor that no leaks happen, but otherwise these connectors should be providing leak-free solutions for 25+ years and are rated for 200PSI and 200 degrees F.) Having used some cheaper versions in the past to save a bit of money, I will not be doing that again with how easy this one was to put on the pipe. It is of excellent quality and very easy to install or remove. It would be nice to get them at a better price, but for the quality, it is very much worth an extra few dollars to me. I am very pleased with this purchase.

Perfect, came very fast!