That moment my basement flood turned into a lesson about poly pipe fittings

I was in my St. Albert basement last Thursday finishing up a bathroom rough-in when I heard a hissing sound from behind the wall. Turned out my sharkbite fitting on the poly pipe had popped loose, just a little spray at first but then a full geyser. I shut off the main valve quick and dried everything with shop vacs, then spent 2 hours installing proper crimp rings instead of those push-fit connectors. Has anyone else had sharkbites fail on poly pipes here in Edmonton's cold climate and switched to crimp?

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barbararamirez16h ago

Happened to me too in my basement last winter... sharkbite just gave up on a cold night. I switched to crimp rings as well and honestly, I sleep way better now. Those push fittings feel like a ticking time bomb with our freeze thaw cycles. That geyser cleanup is a nightmare, hope your drywall and baseboards didn't warp too bad.

gray_gibson6h ago

I dunno, feels like people overhype how often these fail...