Pipe/tubing just presses into the fitting and seals. Fittings can be removed and re-used with an inexpensive tool. The 1⁄2-inch and 3⁄4-inch SharkBite Push-to-Connect Couplings are made in the ...

Several months ago, you wrote about which plumbing pipe might be better for ... and the cost for a half-inch sweat 90-degree fitting was 39 cents. The same size press fitting was $1.83.