Customer Reviews for Apollo 16-Port PEX-B Manifold with 1/2 in. Brass Ball Valves

Device worked great!

I DO NOT recommend this "Apollo 16-Port PEX Manifold". I got the manifold installed and attempted to secure the PEX water lines to the manifold and the PEX fitting DID NOT match up with the normal PEX water lines. I had to go back to Home Depot and buy (16) PEX swivel valves and (2) intake PEX fittings to make it work. Which cost almost double the price of the "Apollo 16-Port PEX Manifold". I am not sure if this is a manufacturer error or a break down in purchasing by Home Depot. I would recommend that Home Depot check the PEX fittings to make sure they work with the PEX water lines.

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Excellent piece of hardware. Easy install.

Once you get the hang of it, things work smoothly.

I liked the product, need to include the 1” connections for the inlet ports. Had a hard time finding ones that would work.

Apollo has long been known in the trades as a good “go-to” ball valve choice. This manifold did not disappoint. Somewhat pricey but you get a lot of convenience and it looks great too. Installation was easy. I would recommend it to a friend.

Could have used clearer instructions. Some instructions were only on the website and not included with the unit. I ended up installing one incorrectly and had to replace it so take your time and for gods sake do no over tighten the connections.

I am a master plumber who has been in business since 1963. That's 57 years of experience. This was my first experience with Pex Plumbing and Manifolds.To an old plumber, this stuff seems cheap. But, your question was about the Apollo manifold.The manifold , in my opinion, was cheaply made, the valves are attached to the manifold very poorly, and the flow, although it is called 1/2 inch pipes, is no where near that of 1/2 inch copper plumbing. Everything at the manifold is water tight with no leaks, so that , I guess, is a plus. This is definitely for do-it- yourself people, not pro plumbers.I'll give the manifold 3 stars because it doesn't leak. The whole Pex system would only get 2 stars.

As advertised

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Worked great. Don't worry about the plastic manifold. Only downfall I see is it will be hard to remove valves once they are install.

Item is depicted much nicer and heavy duty in the picture. The item I received felt very "cheesy" I will be returning this manifold.

Versatile but plastic construction appears potentially a bit weak. I have only energized 2 stations of 16, but so far, so good. Very easy to attach PEX, and the valves all are water tight so far. In partial operation x 1 mo so far during a major remodel. A bit pricey for the construction but best option out there.

This unit made it very easy to remodel and update our water lines. Good bye PVC. We would recommend it to anyone remodeling or even on a new build.

Upon installation of this product and putting water on the system, 4 out of the 16 valve connections were leaking and we couldn't get them to stop. We didn't want to tighten the connections more for fear of breaking the cheap plastic. We ended up removing the manifold and making our own system out of the all-copper manifolds that are available. I would avoid purchasing this product.

Plumbing has always been my least favorite of the tasks in a remodeling project, but so far, I am having fun. This well made manifold is well worth the money and has made the plumbing project easy and relatively fun. Unfortunately my house is suffering from old, poorly installed, and now leaking copper piping. After years of believing that copper pipe is the only way to go, I find myself living in a place where apparently the water attacks copper. Who knew? I wonder what it is doing to my stomach? Anyway, I am in the process of slowly replacing all of the copper pipe with PEX, and with this manifold at the heart of the system, the job has been easy so far. I used Shark Bite "tees" to cut the manifold into the existing system in my utility closet, right at the water heater. I then began running "home runs" from the manifold to each plumbing fixture in the house. I started with the fixtures furthest from the manifold. As I complete each portion of the new runs, I am able to cut out the old copper pipe and cap off the old system using a couple of Shark Bite caps which I discovered can be easily removed and re-installed. This manifold and the Shark Bite caps allow me to do one or two fixtures at a time while only disrupting the water to the rest of the house for a couple of minutes. This means I have been able to work on the project for a few hours each weekend as time permits. I have not had to shut down the house and do the entire job in an exhausting marathon. I am slowly and carefully working back toward the meter, cutting out the old copper and taking it in for recycling as I go. My only frustration with this manifold was that the product description was a bit sparse. It does comes complete with adapters to connect to 3/4 Pex supply lines. There are, as expected, 16 stop-cocks, and there are also four caps that can be used to cap off unused ports. The package included a couple of brass bushings and some O-rings. There was no obvious place to install the bushings or O-rings and since everything is working fine and there are no leaks, I cannot fathom their purpose. It would have been nice if the manufacturer had included a description of the included parts and their purpose, although mostly this is obvious. I will end up using all 16 ports when the project is done, so I installed all of the stop-cocks and then wrapped each unused one with plastic wrap and a couple of turns of electrical tape to keep them free of debris while work is pending. I don't know if this is necessary, but it may be another two years before I completely finish the project, so I thought this would be safer. The individual stop-cocks can be connected to the manifold either before, or after you connect them to the home run lines. This is nice for me because I will need to relocate my manifold when I complete the last phase of my project. The last phase will be the replacement and relocation of the hot water heater in a new utility room and running a new main supply line back to the inlet and main shut-off. To facilitate this, I added an extra ten feet of PEX to each home run. It will be easy to shorten this up once I relocate the manifold. I am looking forward to a neat, clean and well labeled plumbing system once all is done.

I returned this item because I did not fill like it would last