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1. 
   fingersandtoes | Feb 12, 2008 11:29pm | #1

   That's where I bought mine five or six years ago. It comes with instructions for adjusting it over time, and a gauge to check the crimps for tightness. I have never had to adjust mine, and have probably used it the equivalent of ten houses.

   Edit: I test lines at 200 psi before use, and they then stay around 70.  Isn't in-slab only about 15 psi? At that pressure you probably wouldn't get a leak out of a connection you forgot to crimp.

   
   

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   Edited 2/12/2008 3:33 pm ET by fingersandtoes

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   MikeHennessy | Feb 13, 2008 01:43am | #2

   You should not have connectors in the field runs -- reduces flow and shortens max permitted length. Best practice is to have none at all except at the boiler manifold.

   That said, the crimpers should work fine, if the joints are properly crimped.

   Mike Hennessy
   Pittsburgh, PA