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Copper vs Pex vs SharkBite - Freeze Testing

Matt Risinger

Copper vs Pex vs SharkBite - Freeze Testing

Builder Matt Risinger freezes water-filled copper and PEX piping capped with SharkBite fittings to see which survives. The video compares how each pipe type handles freezing.

Recommended as an interesting experiment showing PEX tolerates freezing better than copper.

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