How To Install SharkBite Push-to-Connect Valves

Learn how to quickly and easily install SharkBite valves. SharkBite offers push-to-connect PRVs, TMVs, T&Ps, check valves and more with no special tools required for installation.
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0:00 Introduction
0:32 Prep the pipe and insert the valve
1:02 Outro
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Here are the CORRECT instructions how to do this DIY procedure. Its long, but will written so you smile at the end.

Example. Let's say you have a copper or Pex pipe.

Close the MAIN water supply valve.

1. Now cut the pipe at a given location (i.e. cut pipe close to where you want to place the shark bite) and let the water drain in a bucket.

2. The next Very important thing to do is, NOT to "mark your pipe with a pen" (for finding the depth of pipe that needs or should be inserted inside the pipe, after you push the pipe in shark bite ends), ...BUT.... TO "actually find out, how much pipe" you should cut "IN BOTH DIRECTIONS" from the cut you already made in bullet 1 above. So, for how to do this, look at step 3 below.

3. Now look at your shark bite and place the shall bite's "center" of shrk bite piece body at the first cut you made on the pipe. Now using a pen mark, "both edges/ends of shark bite" sitting/aligning on the pipe. Let's call it, "left mark" and "right mark" on the pipe.

Between these 2 marks, that you just marked (there will be that first CUT you made on the pipe in bullet 1).

4. Now, you use the shark bite "depth tool" (it comes in an orange color) which has all the sizes 0.5" to 1.5" diameters) and insert left end of the pipe to the left side of the shark bite and see how deep it is. Mark this on the left side of the pipe (after first cut) i.e. now it will be marked INSIDE between the LEFT MARK you did in step 3 and first cut, you made in bullet 1.

Let's call it "INNER-LEFT-DEPTH" mark (i.e mark between the LEFT MARK from step 3 and the first cut on the pipe). Do the same procedure, on the right side of the pipe, using right side of the pipe, by inserting it into the right opening of the Shark bite. After inserting that, you will now get "INNER-RIGHT-DEPTH-MARK" i.e. a mark between the first cut of the pipe and the RIGHT MARK you got from step 3.

5. Now, USING a Scale/measurement tape, find what's the depth/measurement of "INNER- LEFT-DEPTH -to-> the first cut" ... note down this number/value as "LEFT VALUE". ... Let's assume this left value was 1 inch.

Do the same procedure by measuring, "from first cut mark -to- INNER-RIGHT-DEPTH mark". Note this value as "RIGHT value". Lets assume this right value was also 1 inch.

6. Now wipe the INNER left and INNER right marks using a wet cloth or something.

7. Go to LEFT mark (that you made in step 3) and measure "left value" from that left mark and mark it. This "new-inner-left-depth" mark is now measured from the LEFT MARK (i.e. not from the cut/center of the pipe).

Do the same procedure, i.e. mark "new-inner-right-depth" mark measuring from the RIGHT mark (you did in step 3).

8. Now, use the cutter, and cut the pipe AT exactly on the "new-inner-left-depth" mark and cut the pipe AT exactly on the "new-inner-right-depth" mark. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, I THINK NO OTHER VIDEO EXPLAINED AND it really trumps people while putting a shark bite on any plumbing pipe.

9. Using that orange tool that Shark bite company sells for finding depth of shark bite ends (i.e. how much pipe you should insert), it also has a smoothner/cutter in it, i.e. if you insert the end of pipes in that tool and rotate clockwise as listed on the tool, then it will SMOOTHEN the edges of pipe, for the new-left/right-depth end points of the pipe. Basically, what you have to do is, smoothen the edge of the pipe end points which will go inside Shark bite openings and touching the RUBBER washer/seal.

10. Now, ensure if your shark bite has any DRAIN value (that you open and let water fall down especially during winter time for sprinkler water clearing etc) you place the shark bite acc. so the drain value is always down facing. Actually shark bite can rotate 180° on the pipe after fitting it ( so that should not be a problem ). ALSO, check there is no dirt or debri inside the shark bite, after doing all this nano engineering work today first time by you.

Well by now you just put the left pipe on left shark bite opening and right side of the pipe, into the right side of the shark bite opening. While inserting, the pipe will go exactly upto the left and right mark, you did in step 3.

IMPORTANT: the pipes should be straight if possible like a straight line after you insert both ends in shark bite. Avoid getting any angle more than 5° i.e. after installation, the pipe with shark bite should look like 1 straight pipe, not bending unnecessarily like a bow. Basically there should NOT be any hard tension between shark bite and pipe (that you inserted inside shark bite) giving it any reason to leak water due to a bad angle and high water pressure can leak water from such bad angle.

NOW have a bucket ready next to you, open the main water valve slowly, turn on water and see, if the shark bite installation was successful. Is it leaking any water from the end of the shark bite or not.

If not, you just saved both TIME AND $$$$ And learned something new today.