PM_ME_UR_BIKINI t1_j72qxn9 wrote on February 3, 2023 at 5:31 PM

Sharkbite is a scam and a hack and used by many licensed plumbers to steal money from you. I wouldn't even use them for an outdoor hose bib.

Ponk_Bonk t1_j72vg39 wrote on February 3, 2023 at 5:59 PM

LOL who hurt you? Show us on the shut off valve where the plumber hurt you

rough_ashlar t1_j733341 wrote on February 3, 2023 at 6:48 PM

I laughed too much at that. :)

PM_ME_UR_BIKINI t1_j73foiy wrote on February 3, 2023 at 8:08 PM

Licensed plumbers and sharkbite fittings hurt me. I thought my comment was obvious.

So much property damage caused by these dogshit fittings. Defrauded customers paying thousands for 'skilled labor'.

Ponk_Bonk t1_j73h3k4 wrote on February 3, 2023 at 8:17 PM

You wanna round up the townspeople and get a plumber purge going? Take it all the way to sharkbite HQ? Find those dastardly deadbeat deceiving defrauding dung flushers and give them all the pent up rage you're still holding on to or just wanna let it fester inside you until it turns into prostate cancer?

triangulumnova t1_j72t0q2 wrote on February 3, 2023 at 5:44 PM

I mean that's just dumb. Sharkbites absolutely have their uses. They definitely aren't a permanent solution, but to call them a scam is just willful ignorance.

iSheepTouch t1_j72w4nc wrote on February 3, 2023 at 6:04 PM

Right? They will last a long long time in most cases. Sure, they might start leaking eventually but 90+% of the time that will probably take a decade or more to start happening. It's not worth the gamble of course but if you want to apply a more permanent fix at a later date they will work fine. Funny enough an outdoor hose bib is probably the best application for one since those take a beating and need to be replaced pretty often anyways and likely need to be replaced well before the sharkbite collet and o-ring wear out.