How to Install SharkBite Push-to-Connect Fittings

Learn how to install SharkBite push-to-connect fittings fast. The SharkBite brass push-to-connect fittings create a seamless and easy transition between different types of pipe materials. No tools are required, and the fittings can be even installed in wet lines.

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[isanurhossn]

I'm glad to see rob Lowe is still finding work

[aljay]

I used one today on 1/2" copper and it is by far the easiest connectors I've ever used for plumbing. I made sure I deburred the outside and inside of the copper pipe and that I bottomed out the pipe into the connector. Easy as that and no leaks first try.

[quotidien_]

Too fricken easy. They should get a Nobel Prize for these things.

[bullgodking]

fixed and added to waterline with sharkbite and pex pipe, so so easy. first time playing with water line mains. Is nothing, dont be afraid to tackle with these .

[zimba]

Thanks for your video. It saved me hundreds of dollars today.

[ericalexander]

Why don't you include instructions with the fittings? Don't make me go on the internet to find depth charts. Just put the number on the package.

[dryan]

You definitely need the sharkbite disconnect tong on fittings of 1 inch cpvc/pex!!!! Using the little plastic thingy is a joke! These fittings are beasts to be respected.

[jeffreydevoti]

I used Shark-Bite to replace leaking sweat copper elbow. Like that fits without modifications, but Blew off, wasn't attached to structure. Replaced and secured with clamp in both directions. I like for repair in tight areas but think should have double the o-rings for extra piece of mind.

[Mirko_SanSan]

Brilliant product! Saved me a bundle!!!

[disbot]

Is a stiffener Always necessary needed?
Can pipe be installed in
elbow fittings without one?

[davidcarlson]

Does Uponor PEX mate with Sharkbite? Yes. But wiggle the PEX as it gets started, or it may jamb on the stiffener. Seems both copper and regular PEX slide in easily, but the thicker ID of Uponor makes it trickier.

[garywarren]

What do u do if ya have leaks on the fitting once installed????

[Tom-vi]

My shark bite water shut off valves came with a black insert that fits into the copper pipe so what are those for??..

[iantv]

Clear and easy. Thank you for making it fast

[gamesturbator]

Can't get the 3/4 push connector onto a 3/4 pipe. The ends are exactly the same size. Is there to open the quick connector to widen it prior to connecting?

[Newtsche]

Thanks for the insertion chart. For max flow with copper, remove the PEX stiffener, right?

[BobSutterfield]

I couldn't get the PEX pipe into the fitting until I:
(1) removed the stiffener from the fitting, using a pair of needle-nose pliers
(2) pressed the stiffener into the end of the PEX pipe (might need to chamfer the inside of the pipe with a pocket knife, so you can get it started)
(3) pushed the pipe (with stiffener inside) into the fitting

My straight-through fittings had brown release collars at one end, and gray release collars at the other end.
The pipe fit into the end with the gray release collar *a*lot* more tightly than into the end with the brown release collar.
I planned ahead and used the gray collars on loose pieces of pipe where I had more room to maneuver, so I could use my weight against the house to press it in.
I saved the brown collars for attaching those loose pieces to fixed sections of pipe, in a hard-to-reach spot where I wouldn't have been able to get enough leverage to press pipe into the gray collars.

[SK-qnfw]

How much do you cut away for it in a pipe to fit the sharkbyte I am adding a quarter inch pipe

[dustinsimpson]

I can't find a video that shows me how to remove it from a line when you can't pull the pipe one way or another

[nathanwahl]

How do I prep the copper pipe outside? There's always some oxidation on it. I guess I need to look around more.