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Originally Posted by georgeinhere View Post
We never us Sharkbites unless I'm doing the work and I don't know what the **** I'm doing. If you hire a professional and they show up with sharkbites...run!

Also, Come out of the wall with Copper and it all looks great.
Exactly! Sharkbites are great for a total noob (and quite expensive). A cheaper alternative to the "pro" pex clamp for copper rings is the Oeteker crimper & stainless rings, which you use with the normal brass fittings:

PEX Clamp Tool , PEX Plumbing Tool , Watts PEX Tool , CinchClamp Tool - PexSupply.com
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