How to Make Basic PEX Connections
A plumber demonstrates how to connect PEX components with a push-fit fitting or a clamp ring
There are two methods to connect PEX that don’t require a plumber’s license. Both methods are easy and neither requires specialty tools or a plumber’s license. In this video, professional plumber Bruce Norman demonstrates how he uses a generic crimper and clamp rings to connect PEX-to-PEX or existing pipe, as well as how he uses a user-friendly SharkBite push-fit fitting to make PEX-to-PEX or PEX-to-copper connections. The latter method is especially useful for making quick repairs.
For more information on working with PEX, read Making Basic PEX Connections.
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"Sharkbite is permissable to be covered up". Not in my house. Who's tested Sharkbite fittings for perhaps 100 years? I've known of three catastrophic insurance claims in my neighbourhood and social circle due to approved plastic tubing letting go. Water line to fridge, and two polybutylene lines (since pulled from the market). If plumbing lets go even while you're at work, you've got a big problem.
It's becoming difficult to get insurance for homes wired with aluminum wiring--but it was also approved.
I don't think I'd be using Bruce Norman if I lived in Portland.