I'm a big fan of PEX. I have tried several different brands of the so called shark-bite fittings--some are better than others, but I have had some of them freeze and break. I bought the crimping tool and never had a problem with them leaking because of frost. Every time I'm down in the states I stop by Menards and grap a handfull of elbows, Tees and crimp bands--ball valves are realy cheap there compared to the local hardware store also.
I have 2 cabins here that are not winterized--plus my house and shop. Got everything plumbed with pex now. Only soldering I do now is when building a column for a new still.
I used to spend a whole day in the Spring runnin around and fixing all the joints that burst over the winter and gettin the water working in the cabins--now I just turn on a valve and go fishin.
