SharkBite U860W50 PEX-B Pipe-Potable Water, 1/2 Inch, White, 50 Ft

I need a PEX replacement tubing for what is in my 27-year-old unit. This is exactly what I was looking for. There were a few reviews that questioned the quality. They did not get what I received. This is freeze resistant and I can use SharkBite insert or standard fittings. Excellent quality and PEX is the best to use. Will buy again, and again.

Worked well for me on a do-it-yourself home plumbing project.

I'm not a plumber. I was replacing a crappy Bosch tankless hot water heater in my basement with a new Navien NR 180 A tankless. Originally I planned on just using the existing plumbing. It would have fit fine and taken me less than a couple of hours to install, but that plumbing had some serious design flaws. Like I said I am no plumber, but common sense tells me a pipe shouldn't branch off the main water line at a 90 degree elbow pass over the heater on the hot water outlet side turn 90 degrees to go 3 inches to the middle of the heater then turn 90 degrees to go to the bottom of the heater then turn 90 degrees to go to a scaling filter located below the heater then pass through to the outlet of the filter turn 90 degrees up 2 inches and then 90 degrees back 5 inches then, at last, turn 90 degrees up to the cold water inlet. That seems a little excessive on the 90 degree elbows, all of which were soldered 3/4" copper. Then the hot water came out of the hot water outlet through a flex line that hit a straight pipe in front of the heater till it hits a 90 degree turn going back towards the heater but 3" below the ceiling till it is hits another elbow going up to the ceiling into another elbow that leads back to the hot water line next to the cold water line till it hits two more elbows that climb in step fashion into a joist bay in the ceiling. My conclusion is that someone hired a plumber from a Dr. Seuss children's book and I couldn't live with it any more, but as I said I'm not a plumber and hate sweating copper pipes that are attached to wooden structures that are covered in highly flammable foam insulation that is sprayed into the bays and can't be removed. The only solution I could find was pex. I used 2 - sharkbite connectors and 2 Sharkbite 90 degree pipe supports and two sharkbite flex connectors and got rid of about 15 feet of copper pipe and 15 copper elbows. I was also able to locate the heater 7 feet closer to the bathrooms and kitchen. I had no problem finding the numerous youtube videos on how to install pex and use the sharkbite connectors. I went with the push fittings, because I only needed two of them to join the existing copper to the pex and two of them to connect nipples for the scaling filter and the hot water outlet. The tools for the crimping connectors are very expensive, while the only tools required for the push fittings is the tubbing cutter and the sharkbite deburrer/ gauge. I was surprised that none of the joints I created leaked at all. Now I have a clean looking hot water heater installation and no more Whoville plumbing.

Amazon is outdoing themselves in the home improvement department. They are now competing with big box on selection and price. This is a great quality product at an excellent offering price and availability. PEX is very easy to use when coupled with Sharkbite adapters and know how. You can easily accomplish a DIY job with these items. The item arrived well packed and packaged. I will consider Sharkbite and Amazon for all of my DIY projects before venturing out to the big box stores from now on.

The quality of the material seems good and well made but double check your sizes. If you're trying to install on a standard 1/4" water line this will likely not be what you're looking for. After ordering I had to return because it was larger than expecting. It appears that the size referenced in the description is 1/4" ID (inner diameter). The OD (outer diameter) is larger than 1/4" and won't fit in 1/4" OD water lines. Many reverse osmosis systems, water dispensers, coffee makers, and refrigerators/ice makers use 1/4" OD water lines. Unfortunately had to return because it wouldn't fit.

The husband and a friend recently updated our old galvanized water pipes in our farmhouse with PEX. They used both the 1/2" and the 3/4" with the matching clamps and the one hand cinch clamp tool that lights up. It lights up to indicate a secure clamp and is easy to use. All of our PEX products came from Amazon at a better price than we could get locally. In just a few hours, we went from having rust in the water to having water as clear as Cinderella's slipper. :)

Just a bit awkward to getting the pipe to bend when installing, but once in place works very well. I'm using as hot water heating pipe between joists to warm the floor above.

Line is fine but is larger than a fridge water line.

Used 3/8 line to replace a 1/4 line, to increase flow and pressure to a filtered drinking water tap. Worked great. Product was as described. Was easy to work with. Outcome was excellent. I was able to put the filters down in the furnace room instead of using up all the space under the sink.

Will never use copper again! This makes plumbing almost a pleasure to do. So easy, flexible and easy to connect.Used a lot and never had one leak in 2 yrs running. Quality stuff.

Plomberie

Freeze proof to boot

Good