alexjag33
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I've been installing PEX in my basement with those shark bites fittings. But I needed to cut into two 3/4" copper lines in order to start the pex runs.
So I cut into the lines and ran the Pex. Problem is, the copper is so stiff I can't join the severed lines back together with any type of fitting. The tee fitting (also Shark Bite) works fine, but because the copper will not budge a millimeter, I can't get the ends firmly into the tee.
I tried cutting a slightly larger section of copper out and putting PEX in between (the gaps in the two copper lines are about 11 inches each) thinking that the more flexible PEX would solve the issue, but I still can't get a tight fit. Water leaks out.
I'm sure some of you have cut into uber-stiff copper lines before and tried to insert a tee fitting of some sort. How did you do it?
So I cut into the lines and ran the Pex. Problem is, the copper is so stiff I can't join the severed lines back together with any type of fitting. The tee fitting (also Shark Bite) works fine, but because the copper will not budge a millimeter, I can't get the ends firmly into the tee.
I tried cutting a slightly larger section of copper out and putting PEX in between (the gaps in the two copper lines are about 11 inches each) thinking that the more flexible PEX would solve the issue, but I still can't get a tight fit. Water leaks out.
I'm sure some of you have cut into uber-stiff copper lines before and tried to insert a tee fitting of some sort. How did you do it?