[SilverStreak] Pex Job and Propane Lights

[Joseph Winkler <joepatwink@xxxxxxxxx>]

Bev, 
  The Sharkbite fittings are quite expensive, made of brass, and are easily 
interchangeable. They sell a small half moon plastic clip that you can use to 
take remove a fitting so you could replace a "T" with a elbow or change a 
short piece for a long piece. I am not familiar with the Watts brand, what do 
they look like? The hot and cold water lines I have yet to replace also go 
under the toliet platform. I hope to pull the old lines out after taking the 
hotwater heater out and at the same time pull the pex lines in, to do this I 
plan on attaching the pex line to the end of the old line by rope, wire, duct 
tape, or some other method and then gently pulling on the old line while my 
wife helps the pex line go in. And then, as per Eddies suggestion, all elbows, 
tees, and valves will be accessable, if nothing else then by taking out a 
drawer or removing a shelf.
 
  Now my question. On the propane light topic, the info I have read on-line says 
you have to use internally tinned copper lines, is tinned copper tube readily 
available? I have not seen it in stores, but have not been looking for it either. 
As usual, thats for all the good info from the group. 

-----Original Message-----

> I too am attacking prozen pipes.  Mine, unforunately, were
> under the toilet 
> platform, which means under the blcak water tank.  What a
> pain getting to 
> them.  I decided to go with Pex too.  I thought I had to
> crimp the fittings, but I 
> just ran across the Watts quick connect and the Sharkbite. 
> The Watts 
> seems to be able to go down to 3/8".
> 
> Anybody have experience with these?  I understand neither
> fittingbrand of 
> quick connect fitting should be place where you can't
> see it.  Watts talks 
> about how their fittings are vibration proof, and you can
> rotate them once on, 
> so it's easy to align T's etc.  Are both these
> things true for sharkbite as well?
> 
> Seems that Home Depot has Sharkbite and Ace and Lowes have
> Watts.
> 
> Bev