I'm cutting in a tee on copper pipe in the basement. For the quickest way to not have any water in the area of the sweating work, should I open the faucets on the floors above or keep them closed?
No comment necessary.I disagree that shark bites are crap, Mr. Pro.
I'm not sure I am confident enough in them yet to bury them in a wall - likely wouldn't do that still.
This. Learn to solder, it ain't that hard, esp. With YouTube, etc. I think I learned to sweat copper fittings before I learned to ride a bicycle, but we owned a plumbing business for three generations, and I was playing plumber's helper from age 4.But once I learned to solder properly (lots of trial and error), there is nothing more beautiful and dependable as a properly soldered joint.
Shark fittings, and other similar crap, are for amateurs.
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Most new construction uses the barbed sharkbite fittings...and quick connects.