I am installing a new dishwasher for my wife and I need to replace the supply line from the wall to the 90 on the dishwasher. I have purchased a small length of PEX for this but I didn’t want to invest in the crimping tool. Can I use a pipe clamp for the connection to the supply pipe? I have attached a barb fitting to the 1/2 inch copper out of the wall. The other end will connect to the dishwasher with a plastic 90 with a compression fitting.
I haven’t used PEX before, so any advice would be welcome.
Thanks.
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Use a Sharkbite fitting, it's designed for PEX and no tools required. They have them at HD.
Often in error but NEVER in doubt!
I don't recognize that name (I am in Vancouver, B.C.) at HD, but they did have some $4 to $5 plastic fittings with a steel ring inside. I just don't know if I have room for the extra length it requires.
Thanks for the suggestion.
He means one of these-
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xqg/R-100638089/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalo You do need the tubing cutter, but it is only ten bucks.
Thank. That is different from what I saw at HD yesterday. I will ask to see if they carry it in Canada.
HD Canada does sell Sharkbites.The other possibility is to borrow or rent the PEX crimp tool. Ten bucks ought to do it.Scott.
Lowes has a differently named product - possibly by the same manufacturer - called Gator-bites I believe.
Tu stultus esRebuilding my home in Cypress, CAAlso a CRX fanatic!
Look, just send me to my drawer. This whole talking-to-you thing is like double punishment.
My whole under floor pex heat system was installed with barb fittings and double hose clamps, never had any problems, your call.
Aren't underfloor heating systems typically around 15 lbs psi?
Thanks, Shacko. That is the kind of feedback I was hoping for. My only worry in this application is that the fitting will be hidden behind the dishwasher, so I may not be aware of any problems.
I think it should work fine, but my paranoid inner self says buy the $40 crimping tool and be sure!
>>>barb fittings and double hose clampsHoly cow, must have been a ton of screwdriver work. A crimper takes 2 seconds.
why would you not just use a d.w. flexible supply from lowes or h.d.
they are 48" long and braided stainless steel one end threads to the 3/8 elbow on the d.w and the other to a 1/2" male fitting on the copper . i think when you by the supply it includes the fitting to attach to the d.w. i have had one on my d.w for over fifteen years.
the flex supply allows you to pull the d.w out if you ever need to without removing the supply. you just coil up the exess under the d.w.
nicko
That sounds easy! I will look for one.
Nicko's observation is good, provided you've got a shutoff valve with a 3/8" compression fitting at the wall. Otherwise, you'll need to add one.Scott.
My shutoff for the dw is under the sink, but I can install the necessary commpression fitting at the wall behind the dw.
Nah, keep the shuttoff under the sink for easier and safer access. Typically you cut a 1.5" or 2" hole into the undersink cabinet and run the supply line and waste hose through there.
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