SuperDaddy
New Member
Hello all,
I have a question about making pex crimp connections. I recently bought a PEXcalibur crimping tool (3/8, 1/2, 3/4 sizes) with the intent of using pex for a new bathroom. I sarted making some test connections, and in doing so realized with the feedback from my go/no-go gauge that the crimps I was initially making were too tight (the 1/2" gauge slid right over top of the crimp ring).
I adjusted the tools setting and started to get great results as far as the go/no-go gauge is concerned.
What I noticed next though, was that for, say, a 90 degree elbow connection, when I had both sides of the elbow connected to a given length of Pex tubing, I could easily twist the elbow in both directions. The connections passed the go/no-go test, so I know the rings were crimped enough, and there is no way in hell I could pull the tubes off of the ends of the elbow....but damn it all....I could "spin" the tubing on each side of the elbow.
Is this right?
Or should the tubes, once crimped on the barbed ends of a fitting, be rock solid and unmovable?
Thanks for reading this, and I'd appreciate any feedback given.
I have a question about making pex crimp connections. I recently bought a PEXcalibur crimping tool (3/8, 1/2, 3/4 sizes) with the intent of using pex for a new bathroom. I sarted making some test connections, and in doing so realized with the feedback from my go/no-go gauge that the crimps I was initially making were too tight (the 1/2" gauge slid right over top of the crimp ring).
I adjusted the tools setting and started to get great results as far as the go/no-go gauge is concerned.
What I noticed next though, was that for, say, a 90 degree elbow connection, when I had both sides of the elbow connected to a given length of Pex tubing, I could easily twist the elbow in both directions. The connections passed the go/no-go test, so I know the rings were crimped enough, and there is no way in hell I could pull the tubes off of the ends of the elbow....but damn it all....I could "spin" the tubing on each side of the elbow.
Is this right?
Or should the tubes, once crimped on the barbed ends of a fitting, be rock solid and unmovable?
Thanks for reading this, and I'd appreciate any feedback given.