shark bite connectors and pex tubing have worked extremely well in my house for the last 8 years...not a single leak problem and I have well over 100 sharkbite connections in the system...pex should be great for potable water on a boat too
Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna* Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 2:13 PM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I know this has been discussed a bit before; but I had yet another > “aneurysm” to the original 1979 plastic hose coming out of my water heater > while motoring last weekend; which is pushing me into some drastic measures > regarding my water system. > > Yes, it’s all still original; stained plastic hose and all. I need to > replace it, and I’ve looked at the Whale snap-together system, in addition > to the Sea Tech system from Wells. I have also recently been looking at > the snap-together Sharkbite fittings and tubing from Home Depot; as I > recall, there have been comments from other listers about this system. I’m > tempted to go this route due to the fact that my system is pretty simple, > and the easy availability and relatively low cost from Home Depot (as > opposed to someplace like West Marine, where it says “boat” on it and costs > twice as much). > > Comments, please? > > > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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