by Noc3 » Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:24 am
I don't know anything about plumbing w pex. My only plumbing experience has been with household toilets and sinks that are copper pipe and solder. Don't want to deal with that for the trailer, but PEX looks awesome.
I see these "sharkbite" branded fittings that are supposedly just "plug and play," you push the pex into them and they seat and seal on their own, but I'm suspicious. Anyone use them? Do they hold up over time? They just seem gimicky to me.
The other option looks to be using barb fittings with crimp clamps, which require a specialized tool but look to be more permanent and solid.
Are there any other options besides these two fitting types?
Tell me things about this stuff.
My rig will have 20 gal tank in subfloor just in front of the axle, gravity fill and city hookup, pump w accumulator, on demand propane hot water shower, and a sink. I'm thinking of keeping an aux pump and filter for filling from the pristine springs and creeks in my area. My plan is to off-grid boondock for weeks if not months at a time.