Oh the joy of plumbing

[shadowgray396]

I have been looking at both opitions. The shark bit fittings are great I have used them before. Or you can now use the pex pipe with the clamp on fittings that you use a special tool to do it. The only draw back to using the pex pipe or some form of plastic pipe for water is the long term effect of chlorine on it. Years ago they had polybutelyne or PB tubing gray in color and failed after a few years and was band. The pex can freeze and not break unlike the cooper that will break. I'm still leaning toward cooper at this point. Mice and rats will chew through the pex pipe if it is not protected.