Tom, Great advice I have been reading your responses and amazed with your plumbing experience! My question is that I used a 1/2 pex/sharkbite fitting to come off the copper supplies for a new shower, how do you feel about pex/sharkbite fittings? Its been in for about 8 months now, no problems.

I have just started re plumbing my home and I am using pex pipe with shark bite connections. I have heard the pros but are there any cons for using shark bite?

Is the copper tube inserted into the gator bite fitting SUPPOSED to turn after installation? I can tell the copper is seated, and will not pull out, but I can still turn it in the fitting.

Recently discovered that a number of PEX tubing manufacturers do not recommend the use of Shark Bite and other push-on fittings with their tubing. Wirsbo/Uponor, Zurn and Viega in particular, especially on their colored tubing. The color coating is applied after the extrusion process and...

What are the advantage of referring Shark bite fittings?