Faucet Supply Line Question

[watercamper]

An American Heritage bar faucet (single supply line) found here https://www.homedepot.com/p/America...ver-Handles-in-Chrome-7100-241H-002/100009043 that I might buy has this connection: ground joint or 1/2 OD slip connection. What is this?

What I want to do is screw on one of the Shark Bite fittings so that I can run 1/2" PEX to the faucet. TIA

 

[TomFOhio]

You need to show a picture of what you want to do. I don't know what your talking about a ground
connection for a faucet.

 

[watercamper]

Thanks Tom. I called the mfr and asked them. They couldn't tell me what the verbage meant either. So, I threaded on a !/2" IPS sharkbite with teflon tape and pipe dope. No leaks. Good to go.

 

[Diehard]

This is from the manufacturers literature and what he was talking about.

 

[watercamper]

That's it. I couldn't get it on this site. I have no idea what that means.

 

[Diehard]

I would call the mfr again and if they know ask them to check with technical or engineering group.

Now that we have a picture, maybe a plumber will know.

 

[watercamper]

That's what I did. The person that answered was emailing with technical. I had to direct the person on the questions to ask. I finally got that !/2" FIPS would work but the answer wasn't totally reassuring if you know what I mean. Still, the sharkbite fitting worked fine. Just weird that the mfr would print something like that.

 

[frodo]

A ground joint is a beveled connection, that a lav supply cone nut faces up to


you can use a braided flex connector to hook up the water
or theses lav nuts and a supply tube
or a female adapter

 

[havasu]

So, just so I understand correctly, this faucet is designed for just one supply line, and either for hot or cold water only?

 

[watercamper]

yes

 

[watercamper]

will I have any issues with using the !/2" FIPS Shark Bite connector

 

[havasu]

If you like Shark Bite fittings. I personally use them only for temporary fixes, and don't consider them a permanent fix. Yes, I know some do, I don't.

 

[TomFOhio]

Wow, thanks frodo. All the years that I have been doing this I never heard that. Used them quest supply
lines for years. Thanks for that info....