lukeiam
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I did a massive renovation with a friend on my house and basically served as his apprentice...when it came time to do the upstairs, I did about 70-80% of it myself, including basic electrical and plumbing (some of which I learned here, so thank you!). I have a few small jobs I'll need to do, like moving shutoffs down to baseboard in my bathroom to accommodate a smaller vanity (see pic below), and I'd really like to install an outdoor shower this summer and keep it DIY to avoid any unwanted attention from plumbers and the town. I also have a dream of a garage conversion so any and all skills picked up are helpful.
I assisted in several soldering jobs with shutoffs when doing my downstairs and I know it's common to use Presfit now over soldering. Sharkbites? I have no interest in those because they seem janky, but I'm not a pro (why I'm here). Mechanized Pressfit tools are crazy expensive so I'd be looking at grabbing a manual setup for the small household DIY jobs I might encounter...
So, any advice would be welcome here.
Worth it to use Pressfit and a cheaper manual setup (~$200) or just take it outside and practice soldering some shutoffs and elbows!
Thanks!
I assisted in several soldering jobs with shutoffs when doing my downstairs and I know it's common to use Presfit now over soldering. Sharkbites? I have no interest in those because they seem janky, but I'm not a pro (why I'm here). Mechanized Pressfit tools are crazy expensive so I'd be looking at grabbing a manual setup for the small household DIY jobs I might encounter...
So, any advice would be welcome here.
Worth it to use Pressfit and a cheaper manual setup (~$200) or just take it outside and practice soldering some shutoffs and elbows!
Thanks!