SharkBite 3/4 Inch x 500 Feet Blue PEX-B, PEX Pipe Flexible Water Tubing for Plumbing, U870B500

First exactly what was needed, seller shipped, and literally a rare order these days that arrived on time and even on a Sunday. So happy camper all around. Great pex at a very good price. Yes Id buy again.

The media could not be loaded. Every time I use a shark bite product I end up looking like a professional plumber. Super happy for everything I use of them really easy to look cosmetically it looks nice. The quality is exceptional. The connection quality also works well with you using other shark bite products.I had to change the line from the outside faucet or Spicket. They call coming in and the pipe was bended as you could see in the photo. You really need a professional to do that and the inside valve was also leaking. I finally muster up the strength cut the pipe to outside I used a shark bite Spicket coming in shark bite pipe And a shark bite valve the easier of use is great and it’s stiff to be strong. Check out the video in photos you’ll see.

Good product

Back story: I discovered I had a slab leak on my hot water line under my bathroom and upon further investigation discovered a cold water leak under my entryway. Being in Ventura County, CA our water is hard and my tract home was made cheap. It was built 30 years ago with copper in the slab foundation. The plastic sheathing they used to isolate the copper from the concrete was super thin and subsequently eroded as the pipes expanded and contracted with temperature. This lead to major corrosion of the copper (especially in the hot water line) from the outside and the predominance of minerals in our hot water corroded the insides of the copper. I knew this would be a problem when I bought the house, as I have lived in the neighborhood for a while. Many neighbors have all had similar issues and paid big money to patch or re-pipe.My background: I am an avid DIY-er with just about every type of project. Electrical, plumbing, heating/AC, appliances, etc. I have patched and repaired many types of plumbing including copper, galvie, ABS, and PVC. I was new to PEX. What I did: I did a lot of research before making the purchase and weighed all of my options. I considered paying a plumber, doing it myself, using copper, and using PEX. I decided on PEX and wanted to do a manifold system so I can easily remodel my bathrooms in the future without turning off the whole house water supply. My house is a 1550sqft single-story house with 2 full bathrooms. I opted to replace the 1" copper line where it comes in to the garage from the shut-off valve outside and run it to the manifold location near the water heater. I split the 1" copper with a "T" and reduced it to 3/4" copper to the water heater supply and the cold-water side of the manifold. I used 3/4" SharkBite PEX stubs to feed into the manifold for a little flexibility. I ran 1/2" PEX to each fixture. I used red PEX for hot and blue PEX for cold. I wanted to reduce the amount of fitting and connectors in the system, but used 1/2" PEX to used copper stub-outs with new compression fitting valves to lead to each fixture; I didn't like the idea of the PEX sticking out of the walls. I used the stainless cinch-ring clips because the crimper is a bit smaller and fits in tighter spaces. I opted for the 100' rolls of the PEX so I could have a direct shot to each fixture without any unions along the way.The Review: PEX, though flexible, is still fairly rigid and a bit tough to uncoil, but much better than copper. With a little patience and coercion, I was able to thread it through the headers and down the walls with minimal drywall cutting. I used 90-degree angle guides to protect the bends. Using the cinch rings at the connection points was easy. It took me 53 hours of work over the span of 4 days to complete the project (drywall repair included). It would have been a bit faster, but I had to cut a hole in part of my roof to access a header above the kitchen sink.Bottom Line: I am beyond thrilled with this product and how easy it was to install. I was able to re-pipe my entire house by myself in a few days for less than $1000. The copper portion alone cost me $300, so that puts the PEX at $700.

Product came in a timely manner, product was as advertised. No fault to the shipper but I highly recommend you do NOT try to install this in the cold weather if you've never messed with PEX before. If you do, I highly recommend taking your time and don't rush because PEX is not as flexible in the cold, it becomes very stiff. We ended up putting two kinks in the line and had to cut them out. Cost me extra money and time. However as I stated that is MY fault and not the shipper, just giving advice for DIYers who have never messed with PEX.

Im using this to run a line to a temporary summer spigot for the garden and another one for a remote spot on the house so I don't have as many hoses hanging around on the ground. It will clean up the yard and make life a little easier at the garden and fire pit. Then disconnect and blow the lines out for the winter.

Good product for the price. Easy to install.

What a great buy! We learned to do our own plumbing and saved hundreds of dollars. And this pipe does not freeze in the winter. If at all very lightly and does not burst. We love it!!!!