Plumbing question

[XMil]

I called a plumber on the recommendation of a friend and long story short, he wants to use Sharkbite fittings to do my repair.

A. I can do that myself.

and

B. Isn't that a cheezy way to fix copper?


Am I being overly picky, or is this guy a hack? It's not a flat-rate job, so I don't think he is trying to maximize is profit by getting out quick.

He is a licensed plumber with a long standing business.

 

[Bunnykid68]

Some people love the sharkbites some people hate em. I havent heard anything bad about them other than they are expensive.

 

[CathyInBlue]

Count me in the hate-sharkbite-fittings column. Take the time to solder or crimp, ya lazy bum!

 

[XMil]

Count me in the hate-sharkbite-fittings column. Take the time to solder or crimp, ya lazy bum!

I know, right? I called a professional so I could avoid a hack job. Have you had a bad experience and are you a plumber?

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

Solder. Been doing that since I was a kid. I'd rather put a few bucks into doing something that will last basically forever, upgrade to ball valves, that kind of thing. Even ran copper to several stations for the compressed air.

 

[Bunnykid68]

My cousin rerouted his plumbing when he a put an extra doorway into his kitchen, he used the sharkbites and said they worked like a charm, and I assure you he is no handyman concerning plumbing. He connected sharkbites to the existing copper to the pex line to make the rerouting for the doorway.

Cathy just likes to ***** about stuff and call people lazy bums

 

[Bunnykid68]

Solder. Been doing that since I was a kid. I'd rather put a few bucks into doing something that will last basically forever, upgrade to ball valves, that kind of thing. Even ran copper to several stations for the compressed air.

Solder is definitely cheaper if you can do it yourself.

 

[XMil]

Solder. Been doing that since I was a kid. I'd rather put a few bucks into doing something that will last basically forever, upgrade to ball valves, that kind of thing. Even ran copper to several stations for the compressed air.

He said he would solder if that's what I wanted. It seems like everybody wants to half-ass everything these days.

 

[Brandon]

I have used them, worked great and very easy to work with.

 

[bobbittle]

That PEX tubing is amazing.

 

[slimplmbr]

I have used them and have no issues with them. When doing the work for someone I give them the option. I have used them in my own home to do repairs to avoid tearing out more of my wall and ceiling. If I were doing that job for a customer it would have doubled my time to solder the lines and in turn doubled the bill. I like to give the customer option personally and the estimated cost of the options.

 

[hornadylnl]

For $50, you can easily teach yourself to solder. A short piece of 1/2" copper, some fittings, a torch, tubing cutter, male and female brush, flux and solder. Use the brushes to clean the outside of the tube and inside of the fitting. Put a generous amount of flux on the tube. Push the fitting on. Heat the fitting on one side and push the solder on the other side. Once the tube a fitting is hot enough, it will suck the solder right in.