Installing A Water Shut Off Valve | Easy Sharkbite Install 

Your videos are great. Concise and you point out where things could go wrong. Thanks

That’s how I do it at work. Those oscillating tools are the best 👍🏽

It's critical to properly debur and chamfer the outer edge of the pipe, whether copper, PEX, or CPVC. If you don't clean the outer edge up, it can damage the O-ring in the Shark Bite fitting and it will leak.

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Love sharkbites.use them All the time

Sharkbite are nice and easy to use, but measuring and marking the proper length for the size is very important. I learned the hard way when it blew off.

Some people don't realize it, but that Chrome decorative piece that you put on, if removed and put on backwards, it's actually a removal tool as well!

i love sharkbites. i had to replace shut-off valves on 3 different sinks recently and they were a total life-saver!

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Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

Don't forget to turn off/isolate hot water heater, humidifier, filters, and ice maker any time you isolate whole hose water supply. Flush well before putting ice maker and filters back on line.

I love shark bite. Deburring is critical else you stand a chance at cutting the o ring. Basic steps, basic tools all prevent a disaster. Nothing better for stopping a leak quickly for a homeowner. I have 3/4 & 1/2 caps for the 2 sizes of water in my basement.

In this situation remove the chrome escutcheons and use the mini cutter and cut behind those soldered 90"chrome ells.Then clean and debur the copper pipe and install the new escutcheonson the pipe but before that push the inside of the escutcheons on a flat surface in. Then install the sharkbite cutoffs.

For sinks and ESPECIALLY toilets, use a compression valve. When the sharkbite handle is turned to shut the water off in an emergency, such as a toilet overflowing, the entire fitting spins which could be a problem and get whoever is trying to shut the water off, such as your wife nervous. With toilets, you'll really need to grab the entire fitting prior to turning that tiny and often very tight handle.

I keep stock of 1/4 turn piggyback valves . they thread on to the male 3/8 compression so you don't need to fuss with the original fitting or valve

Good Video...thanks. Sharkbite Max fittings are a bit easier to install since there's no white pex stabilizer. Also better for flow rate.

Great video! I am no plumber but couldn't you have heated up the old fixture and removed it without cutting the copper pipe?

agree, no matter how you get the old fitting off buy the shark bite tool, prep the pipe properly... also consider a right sized shark bite pipe cap around in case you need one...

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I always appreciate your videos. My problem is I have an existing sharkbite valve that will turn but doesn't turn off. It's not leaking, but i cant get the hot water valve to turn off.

Good video to refer to!

Another well done video. Oscillating tools are great for a lot of projects. Looked in your Amazon store for the blades but found none. What do you use? Thx.

If I wanted to put a shut of valve in line (within a line of pipe) and not disturb placement on either end of the line, how much copper pipe do I need to cut out to install the shut off valve?

I'm here to request you shoot a video of your instillation of a generator and transfer switch (I bet you have one). Not a "Everyday Home Repair" I know but everyone has power outages. I'm troubleshooting my Reliance Kit. and could use some tips. It's a DIY install, (I'm not an electrician but the Reliance kit was so easy. I have used the generator/Reliance transfer successfully for 3 years until last months outage, then 2 circuits were dead while on backup power, but good when line power was back (umm). I like your channel and have been watching it a lot. My only complaint is that you are too young to be THAT good at that many things. I bet your dad had a hand in that!

Wondering what to do if I don't have 1" of copper. Any other option other than sweating it in??

I am a plumber. Please don't use sharkbite angle stops. Sometimes when you turn them they pop off. They make these same stops in compression (turning a nut to compress a feral onto a pipe) involves not soldering and any one with 2 wrenches can do it. It's a a permanent replacement that is reliable, unlike sharkbite.

I believe you should not use emery cloth or sand the copper surface. This will cause leaks because the shark bite does not sit properly. The rough surface causes the Rubber o-ring to leak.

You really should try learning to sweat pipes already. It's not really that difficult once you practice it. Having done more plumbing the past few years, I find it strange that all shut offs aren't NPT nipples sweated onto the copper with an NPT shutoff screwed on. Doing it that way, if it ever breaks its trivial to replace and you don't need any specialized tools or have to worry about your sharkbite o-rings drying out and failing. And this is pretty much universally how hose bibs are installed both on hydronic heating systems and exterior garden faucets.

So What do you do if your copper pipe is less than 1 inch. I have worked on older homes and there is always less than 1 inch by the time you get the valve removed

Is there a reason you didn't just desolder the old fittings and then wipe the copper down with a damp rag to remove most of the old solder?

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Why not use a compression shut off.?

Hi, question. I had to replace my shutoff valve. When I took of the old compression sleeve, new one didn't fit because the old ring made the pipe a bit thinner. So I googled and found Sharkbite shutoff valve and installed. My question is if I leaveit just as is then it's no problem, no leak. But if I grab it and twist then water is coming out. Is this normal?

How come you didn't just sweat off the original fitting and then using Emory cloth to clean the soldered copper

Why don't you heat the old faucet

Plumbing Supply houses sell a better product than the shark bite. Don’t have to be a plumber to purchase at a supple house.

Making practice cuts is a brilliant idea. Practice, practice, practice.

Serious question about Sharkbite and anything similar - they use rubber o-rings and plastic bits - both deteriorate over time - how long can these devices last? Soldered copper lasts lifetimes.

Looks like if you PROPERLY prep the pipe the SharkBite should last a long, long time. Like most things in the trades (especially painting and plumbing), PREPARATION is everything.

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Just take a torch and melt the solider ...

Can you help me? I installed it but the valve is not spinning. It is stuck and there is no water coming out.

I don't trust Sharkbites as I have had two connection I did in my basement that lasted maybe 10 years and developed small dripping leaks. I would removed the old fitting and sweated on a new fitting and that would have not made cutting the pipe shorter. It's not that hard to learn how to sweat cooper and for over 40 years in my home i have never had a sweated cooper joint fail. Also I would avoid putting a Sharkbite in a closed up wall.

Why not just un solder it fitting?

Should have desoldered the old fittings. Cutting pipes (and electrical wires) even shorter where it can be avoided is a very bad idea and poor practice.

I’d rather see someone use a quarter turn compression fitting. That EPDM O ring WILL fail much sooner than a soldered joint or one with a ferrule.

What's a shark bite?

I love shark bites

I have this piece of shit installed a few years ago. I can't turn it now, it's stuck. I'll remove that shit and will install a normal shut off valve, which is basically anything but the sharkbite

look you have a great channel and your linking to the other channel (got2 learn) is a godsend thanks so much

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I don't trust sharkbites. Soldering will last 50 years at the very least

Plumber? What are plumber's except for people you call that you will never hear back from?

Shark bite fittings are way to much money for home Plummer’s.

Dont listen to this guy as he is not a professional and tells u ways of doing things the fastest (like wagos) but will cause you trouble later. Sharkbites eventually will leak. Use a compression fitting or better yet simply resolder another fitting there and you wont have to cut the pipe..

If you cant get the plumber to call you back and you are picking sharkbites to "diy" mabye consider why you are in that situation in the first place

one evening you get home and see your bathroom flooded, because one sharkbite broke loose.no thanks

Never use shark bites

Do not use shark bite fittings! Use compression instead

Sharkbite is outdated GARBAGE! Legend Valve SmartClick is the future of plumbing.