Slide the PEX press fitting onto the PEX tubing, ensuring it goes to the marked depth. Make sure the fitting is properly seated. Press the Fitting: Use a PEX crimping tool designed for PEX press fittings to secure the connection. The tool will compress the fitting onto the tubing, creating...
Copper-to-PEX push fittings are available under the brand name Shark Bite. They are made of brass, which won't corrode copper, and are manufactured with internal tines that hold the pipes against an internal O-ring to make a watertight seal. As the name suggests, you simply push these fi...
A ceiling leak can be as obvious as water dripping from the ceiling onto the floor, or it can manifest itself in ways that are more difficult to detect:musty smells, ceiling fixtures full of water, or infestations of insects. Most ceiling leaks are persistent, not one-off or isolated probl...