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Originally Posted by swnoel
Just curious if you've had problems with this current situation? The company I worked for would never guarantee just blowing lines out or gravity , we'd install RV antifreeze in the entire system and have never had a failure due to this solution. We've used hundreds of sharkbite fittings in areas below freezing with no consequences to the fitting.
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I've been gravitying out my water system for 30 yrs with no issues accept when i forgot to leave a valve open and the water stayed in the pipe under the sink. I do put non-toxic anti-freeze in all my sink/tub drains, the elbow on the upright for my washing machine, and the emptied toilet tank (I put a gallon or so in, flush then add a little more to the bowl.)
With regards to shark bites, worlds greatest invention for those of us who suck a soldering with the added benefits that: 1) you can use them to go from copper to PVC or vice versa ; and 2) you can easily disconnect them (if they are in an accessible location) to drain the pipe. The only thing that might be better is the compression tool that plumbers are using now to avoid soldering but, the issue with that is that it is far to expensive for a homeowner.