“Removed an old Qest shutoff, sanded the pipe smooth with some plumbers sanding cloth, wiped it clean with a rag, and pushed this puppy on. Presto, done. No leaks. Added an adapter back to 1/4" sharkbite on the output side (with a specialized T in between -- otherwise I would have just bought the sharkbite-to-sharkbite valve), and made my own cut-to-length sink fitting. Again, super easy, no leaks, and just the right length so it's not bowed out and straining the connection like most standard-length hoses end up. Even if it starts to leak some day, these are so easy to take off and replace I'd happily change them thrice as often as a metal compression fitting (though there's no indication I'll have to). Slightly more expensive than other types, but worth the price of a snack for something that'll be in my house for years.”
“Great for replacing stuck, corroded valves. Very easy install and future removal. Suggests connecting sink and RO lines before pushing onto pipe. Notes that it rotates freely, so pick the right model.”
“Detailed review praising the push-in fitting. Ideal for CPVC. No proprietary seals. Durable and easy to install. Also commends Plumbing Supply customer service when a defect occurred.”
“I just installed two Moen sink fixtures in our master bath [which incidentally are marvelous in every way] purchased at Plumbing Supply of course. Is there anywhere else ?? In that process I always replace the angle stop valves with the compression type. I somehow have intrinsically trusted these more than SharkBite. Well one of the copper stubouts had some abuse ruts in it. In fact I shortened the stubout about an inch to get to a less abused sealing area that was more apt to seal. after turning on the water supply and then the angle stop valves the one with the bad stubout leaked very slowly. more of a weep actually. I tightened the compression nut more and the leak persisted, So I decided to try a SharkBite angle stop. Went on instantly. Unbelievable how fast these install. I was done in a couple of minutes. And walla.. a week later no weeping or any sign of leaking. If this stays on reliably I'm sold. My other alternative would have been to solder a new clean stub to the old with a coupling. This would have taken likely an hour if you include cleanup, putting all the tools away etc.”
“Locating a 1/2 inlet by 1/4 inch outlet stop valve... almost impossible to find... I installed this last night with absolutely no issues... would prefer a larger handle for easier operation.”
“Ok now I'm on the shark bite band wagon. After installing several compression fittings and sweating as I wait for to see if it leaks, I thought there has to be a better way. Often time there was a slow leak that required more tightening and then more sweating to see if was finally tight enough w/ the compression fitting. This product worked as advertised and is about the same price as most compression fittings. I did have one shark bite that leaked but I had mangled the copper pipe too much while yanking off the previous compression ring. So I cut that part of pipe off and throw this back on and no leak after using the deburring device. I used the C shaped orange removal the fitting and that worked but was kind of difficult to remove. Maybe d/t the messed up pipe. But I feel an adjustable wrench slide down could have worked just as well to remove the fitting. I was nice being able to change the valve direction while the water was on to get the best output pipe hookup. Now I'll never go back to compression fittings. You can also find these at the orange big box hardware store for about the same price.”
