What kind of connectors and adhesive needed for flexible type plumbing for water serv
HELP!! I am doing some remodeling on my 2000 doublewide. I have a local contractor/handyman doing the things that I don't know how to do myself. I'm a 60 year old female and have been fixing things my whole life. I purchased new bathroom sinks and new fixtures for both bathrooms. Two days after having ionstalled the hall bath sink and fixtures, I heard water gushing in the bathroom. I'm really glad that I was home! The guy came backj and re-glued the connection. The existing plumbing in this home is a flexable tubing with 'strings' going through it. The guy used all of the old plumbing except for a PVC connector where he cut the old sink out and put in the new just above the shut-off valve. He used this purple stuff and PVC glue/adhesive. It was the hot water that had come apart at the top of the connection. Two days after repairing the connection, I heard water gushing again!! Glad I was home again!! This time it had come apart at the bottom of the connection! Another phone call and the guy was back with a new glue/adhesive, and he assures me that it will hold. It is called CPVC Cement... Medium : Orange. My Granddaughter tells me that her boyfriend had to put new plumbing in one of his Father's homes and that they used the same flexible pumbing that is in my home, and that they had to make connections with a thing called a 'shark bite'. Okay... Now, I'm afraid to leave home just in case the connections come apart again. HELP!! What should I do?? Is the new orange stuff going to hold, or do I need to replace all the connections with 'shark bites'?
