Installing a Tectite Sharkbite Slip Tee onto an existing copper water pipe - Plumbing 

You missed a couple of very important items. The pipe absolutely must be deburred properly to prevent tearing of the O-rings. Then the outside of the pipe should be cleaned thoroughly with Scotch Brite cloth or similar, to insure a smooth and clean surface for the O-rings to seal on. Make sure to clean the slip side of the pipe for the full length you will be sliding the fitting.

Thanks, doing this today to replace a leaking ice maker saddle valve. I appreciate the time you spent documenting this

It's vital to debur and clean the pipes, otherwise the sharp edges of the pipe can score the o-ring and leak. Tectite also say you should add a small bevel to the pipe ends to let them push safely into the fitting.

Great video.... I needed one to explain the insertion properly ! Thanks :)

Great video thanks for sharing

Thanks! You’re a good man.

Thank you

great info thank you

Good video thanks

After deburring both ends - outside and inside surfaces - of the cut copper pipe, clean both ends of the pipe with abrasive cloth. Slide the long end of the slip joint on one end of the pipe, then - using the release tool - slide the whole fitting toward the other end of the pipe. Keeping the plastic horseshoe quick release tool on the long end of the fitting - use a pair of channellocks on the outside of the quick release tool and gently tap the channellocks with light hammer taps to seat the opposite end of the fitting. Works every time.

did you get the rough burrs off did not see you do that that can be trouble with gasket down the Line

and NO DEBUR DONE, THAT GOING TO HURT YOU IN THE LONG RUN!

Always mark the end so you know your seated

If you don't mind some advice there are several things you should have done to make that tee installation go smoother.One you should have cleaned and deburred the copper pipe because the surface of that copper pipe looks rough.Two you should have used a Sharpie and marked off how far you needed to push that SharkBite tee onto the copper pipe.Three you should have left more space on the right side of the copper pipe in case you ever need to use the plastic SharkBite remover clip to remove that SharkBite tee.I know that under the video it says to clean and debur the copper pipe but you failed to do that in the video.Very good video though.I recently purchased a hydraulic press tool so if ever a situation like the one you present in the video arises I will be using copper press fittings.I like SharkBite fittings but I would only use SharkBite fittings for temporary repairs.

They might not leak but I dont like the idea of how they move around and aren't ridged and professional looking good plumbing work looks like art to me

Always ream the inside pipe , any burr's will effect the seal ! I been a plumber for 40 year's , but i don't use shark bites.

So easy you could do it one handed huh. Haha nice vid

Emory cloth the pipe ends and use the depth gauge and mark

1/2" pipe fittings take 1 full inch of pipe, copper or pex or pvc

Here are the CORRECT instructions how to do this DIY procedure. Example. Let's say you have a copper or Pex pipe. Close the MAIN water supply valve. 1. Now cut this pipe at a given location on this pipe (i.e. where you want to place the shark bite) and let the water drain in some bucket. 2. The next Very important thing to do is, NOT to "mark your pipe with a pen" about the depth of pipe that need or should insert inside the pipe (after you post the pipe in shark bit end), ...BUT.... TO actually find out, how much pipe you should cut "IN BOTH DIRECTIONS" from the cut you already made. So, for this, look step 3. 3. Now you, look at your shark bite and place the shall bite's center point, at the first cut you made on the pipe. Now 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 you just did, there will be the first CUT you made on the pipe. 4. Now, you use the shark bite depth tool (orange color which has all the sizes 0.5" to 1.5") 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 pipe (after first cut) i.e. now it will be marked INSIDE between the LEFT MARK you did in step 3. Let's call it INNER-LEFT-DEPTH mark (i.e mark between the LEFT MARK from step 3 and the 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 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 cut" ... note down this number/value as LEFT VALUE. ... Let's assume this left value was 1 inch. Do the same procedure by measuring, "cut -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.

You should clean and remove the metal burrs from both ends of the pipe before you put the fitting on. Because you could damage the O rings in the fitting .

Tectite is not a Sharkbite... it is an imported knock off of Sharkbite.. always look for the Shark!

Thank you sir! I know about sharkbite but I did not know about the slip tee. Just a tip for you, You are supposed to get your wife to crawl in there with you to operate the camera.

When i want to record something like this i wrap a piece of thin rope around my phone and wrap it around my head. You look goofy but it works

Do this fitting works on hot water copper pipe?

The release tool turn around the open in towards fitting

Did you deburr AND clean the outside of the copper pipe? Looks like you skipped those steps as well as mark the insertion depth...

why can't sharkbite remove the mystery and doubt as to where to cut on the slip end, why can't they make a mark where the cut should be,they can make the shark logo on the fitting, how about a mark where to cut...........

I kept waiting for him to drop the T.....

SORRY VIDEO TOO LOW, SOUND

What no one seems to be able to do is fit one of these tees to pipes that are immovable.

Hope you don't need an emergency plumber to fix it if it leaks. It would be expensive. Money better spent in the first place 🤔 just saying.

get someone to hold the camera for ya....cheesh.

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I sleep on this video 😒

Im sure your instructions are good but you have to speak more clearly,

l use my torch better, can be done in 15 mis or less if you know how piece of piece of pipe and 2 slip couplings!!! 🤔🧠👍👍👍

Painful to watch. Speak clearly. and stop all of the pauses between words. This video could have been a lot shorter.

These types of fittings are not really intended for permanent use though

Or just don’t use a sharkbite.....solder!