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Sep 2, 2021 12:45 PM

MachineLover

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https://www.instagram.com/p/CSh8-bdpaw4

This is like expensive wirsbo (uponor/aquapex)...

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

“ProPress and ProPress accessories“, Hank Hills’ brother the plumber probably.

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That's not how your mom joins tubes

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Pro press

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

This is how you get leaks.

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

I've done that nine years ago in my home and not one leak so far

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

*pipe

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Tubular

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

You know what to do

4 years ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 0

Buy Skarkbites?

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

But but

4 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Rules must be obeyed

4 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

So I didn't know anything about this tool and looked for a video https://youtu.be/S5NWZMzPZBA pretty good explanation, the trick is that 1/

4 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

the fittings have rubber rings which is what prevents it from leaking, also the one in this post looks better because I assume the 2

4 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Attachments would be cheaper. Nice concept easier than soldering in most cases I guess 3/3

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Thanks for the link.

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Kinda pricey (~$3k USD) but for a contractor it is a real time-saver.

4 years ago | Likes 31 Dislikes 0

How do you remove a join like this for future work or fix?

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Especially in a pinch

4 years ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 0

No pun intended?

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

This works with live lines so it really is handy in a pinch

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

How do you do it without this device?

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Soldering, I would imagine - not my field though

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Brazing with a torch! Or a sharkbite if you're shit

4 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Or you use pex if you're from this century

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0