Yep there are crimp fittings but they cost more and the seal in those fittings is only rated to last so long. Of course that is a very long time (50 years I think) but I still prefer sweat fit copper that lasts for the life of the pipe.
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Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
I don’t do it myself, but I have heard everywhere that compression fittings are used for copper pipes nowadays.
When they made some new pipes in my house recently, they used pipes of plastic coated aluminum, very modern, lightweight and they were superfast with handling them.
Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
When the hammer is your only tool, then the rest of the world consists only of nails :)
RheumatoidArthritis@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
PEX
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Genuinely one of the best developments in construction of the past few decades and people (stupidly) turn their nose up at it because “i want the metal pipes (that are worse in every measurable way)”
trailee@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Copper won’t be chewed by rodents that unexpectedly gain access to the attic or crawl space, and it doesn’t degrade in sunlight.
RheumatoidArthritis@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
I just looked it up, there are videos with rodent-chewed pex, I had no idea it’s possible.
Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Copper pipes don’t leach microplastics into my drinking water, are 100% recyclable, and are more durable.