| Re: [GMCnet] Quest to PEX / standard NPT [message #301754 is a reply to message #301749] |
Mon, 06 June 2016 22:34   |
Dolph Santorine
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Registered: April 2011
Location: Wheeling, WV
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Lowes has a barbed fittings that will do what you need. It's in their brass section in plumbing.
I use PEX stainless crimps to button it up.
Dolph Santorine
DE N8JPC
Wheeling, West Virginia
1977 ex-Palm Beach TZE167V100820
1-ton, Sullybuilt Bags, Reaction Arms, 3.70 LSD, Manny Transmission, EV-6010,
> On Jun 6, 2016, at 11:11 PM, mark grady wrote:
>
> In my renovation, I have removed several Quest fittings, elbows valves and
> other do-dads from the galley sink supply lines installed by the PO. I
> think there was one of everything from the Quest catalog. I'm back to
> 'good' Quest behind the drawers ('78 Kingsley, driver side galley.)
>
> I know that Quest Poly-B is a unique size, and found a Sharkbite fitting (
> U4008LF
> ),
> which I consider to be the easy way out. Home Depot
>
> has them for $9 at some stores.
>
> I was trying to find a Poly-B to 1/2" NPT male, and then get longer tails
> for my single hole faucet. This would be only one set of fittings.
>
> Since I can't find that type of fitting, the one above would let me build
> out to short 1/2" PEX extensions, then crimp on 1/2" M-NPT fitting (or
> double down with two more Sharkbites) and connect the faucet tails.
>
> I'm asking here for the wisdom of the great GMC networked mind to see what
> others have done. The rest of the Quest seems to be in good shape, so I'm
> not re-piping everything, even though I have removed enough fittings to
> open a hardware store stocked full of obsolete parts.
>
> Mark Grady
>
> 78 Kingsley 'Bucky'
> N-IN
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