Combining Pex Pipe & Copper Pipe ??
The Job is one of those "Why Did They Do That".. Have an Inline Shutoff Valve on the Cold Water line to the Kitchen Sink, just decided to start leaking.. Fortunately the leak is coming from the Nut on the right side of the valve itself so I can still shut off the water to stop the leak.. There is Hot & Cold Water Valves in the Furnace Room way before the Problem.. My Question is as it is 1/2" Copper Pipe throughout the House and to Repair there isn't any wiggle room and the Copper Pipe is tight in place. The leaky valve is a 5 1/2" long casing with shutoff lever at one end.. I did try and snug up the leaky nut but that just increased the Drips. What I'm thinking of doing is just remove the valve assembly all together and Replace with a piece of Pex Pipe and use SharkBite fittings (reason for Pex is the flexibility to fit back in place due to the confinement) I said all this because I was told Copper and Pex don't Mix , it would still Leak ?? Thoughts Appreciated, Cheers Thanks