How to connect Copper to Pex using SharkBite Fittings...
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- In this video I will show you all of the tips and tricks to connecting copper to Pex using Sharkbite fittings... If you follow these easy instructions in this video you will be a Pro in no time at all ..
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Appreciate your straightforward video. No music, no graphics ... just the information. That's what I needed. Thank you!!!
Those mitts tell me shut up and listen
We call them paws. I agree
The dry. Rack deep as the grand canyom
Yeah, my thoughts exactly. He's a man that does the work.
Well said….
Came to say this
There are some people worth listening to and there are some people you really wish you had not listened to, I think it is obvious which class this gentleman belongs to... What you are getting here is the upper class of TH-cam instruction!
thanks for reinstating my faith in my decision to go all shark bite push. i ordered a bunch of fittings for my project and started running into these self-proclaimed "Old School" plumbers on You Tube who nearly scared me off... Well, at 76, I'm "old school" too... BUT I'm willing to try new ideas, methods, and materials before I throw out the baby with the bath water... Your video has helped me keep my confidence. Anyone out there with hands that look like my own CAN be trusted! Looks like that damn Bobcat laid into you as well as me!!! I became a new sub because of this video. My appreciation.
Straight to the point, no BS. Thank you.
There are some people who know what they are talking about, and then there are other people who think they know what they're talking about and then again there's other people just have no idea what they're talkin about...
AND THEN YOU HAVE THIS GUY!
YOU HAVE THIS GUY WHO'S OBVIOUSLY IN A CLASS OF HIS OWN, KIND OF LIKE AN ELITE CLASS PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK WITH AUTHORITY BECAUSE THEY ARE OFFERING VALUABLE, USEFUL AND ACCURATE TRUSTWORTHY INFORMATION!
SO I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT WITH US!
Respect to the man with working hands!!
Thank you sir for helping me I didn't know what I was in for your video really helped me out once again thanks
Thank you for explaining the process in basic simple terms that we diy need. Thank you again
Sharbite and pex stuff is a complete game changer. Love the stuff
The cryin shame about this video is that I can only give it one thumbs 👍
... What about the five stars that it deserves!?!?
Thank you! Your directions are great! Very detailed, great tips, great visuals, great teacher!
Ctu,,
This is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks a bunch!
I think this is a good, general overview for beginners. I found that with plumbing in place and no leverage, getting the connections in and apart is not quite so easy as one would think. Filing the Cu is a good idea.
When trying to disconnect an inline, in place, overhead, vertical SharkBite fitting, it was my experience that the disconnect tongs were necessary - just couldn't get enough force with the clip. That's the deal with SharkBite that bench demos don't convey. Not to scare anyone away from it, but be aware that these fittings are tight for a reason. They don't just slide on and off.
Yep, I went with the tong style from the start. Glad I did.
@@Bargle5 é deveria ter também para unir com cobre e alumínio por isso não gostei 👎
Good call, your exactly right!
Great presentation. Clear and concise. Thanks for putting this together.
Gracias por los detalles que a enseñado… su video a sido muy útil para mi y me imagino que para mucha gente también 👍🏻
Thats a nice size cut on your finger! I feel your pain, yesterday on my job site, I cut my hands up pretty good installing baseboard heating
Very good skin cut!!!!!
Informative video with all the details, thank you, I will do what you do.
Daggone man, mine and your fingers and hands look just alike. They've been through alot of miles and projects. Great video.
For what it's worth. You can also cut the PEX tubing with a regular tubing cutter (most of the time). but you need to deburr the inside edge of the tubing with a reamer as well. It's slower, but works and I already had both a tubing cutter and reamer on hand. I was helping my brother do some PEX replacement last weekend and he had 2 tubing cutters on hand. On one, the cutter wheel didn't clear the body of the cutter enough to cut all the way through the PEX. The second did and that's what we used.
You deburred the outside of the PEX pipe BUT did not deburr the outside of the 3/4-inch copper pipe. This should be done in case there is a burr that could nick/cut the black O-ring in the SharkBite fitting. One less chance of a possible leak. Otherwise, a great video.
Damn, thems are some working man hands, respect and thank you for good info!
Thanks for the Video! By the look of your working hands its straight to the point.
I was searching to do my 3 quater sprinkler ball shut offvalve and I managed to cut the piece out and took to the Home Depot and they helped me to find the same thing as the one I had then, they also told me I need saldin it after put it together, I bought whole bunch of stuffs and didn't work for me it still leaked. Now I saw your video using push in copper, wow, why didn't they tell me this. I thank you so much for all this information.
I am going to the Home Depot again to get all stuffs. Thanks
Excellent demo and clear explaination. Nice job!
It was helpful and thank you!
(If I can just add this point it was a pleasure listening to your video, inspired with confidence that you know what you're talkin about and YOU ARE NOT SOME YAHOO!)
What I mean by saying YOU ARE NOT SOME YAHOO, is that TH-cam is saturated with yahoos who have no idea what they're talkin about but unfortunately believe that they are some authority on the topic FEEDING PEOPLE BAD INFORMATION, BAD METHODS, BAD IDEAS, AND BAD BELIEVES!)
SO AGAIN LET ME SAY THANK YOU!
Thanks for your info video that will help to do the plumbing at my house. I hope you will completely heal the cut on your left index finger. 😊 Cheers!
@3:00 The horseshoe key you are holding on the wrong side, this open caseate is just unnecessarily hurting your fingers where it’s just supposed to press the ring on the connector, these release rings are way slimmer than your fingers… flat side is more ergonomic to push or press… fyi
Thank you for the great video. You make it look very easy.
Thanks for the video u are a master in plumbing . . but im the master in tile and marble
Thanks You Sir...Wish I had your skills.
Great video.
P.S. Always cut away with the knife and keep your fingers clear. That's a fine cut you got.
Great video, keep up the great work.
Amazing teacher . God bless you sir .
Great video short and to the point..Thanks
Thank You
Thank you very much for your wonderful guide. You teach us by your heart
My hands are well on their way to looking like that! Great video thanks
Thanks for the info! I’m about to install a whole home water filter and have never worked with pex. About to buy those tools and some shark bites and get after it!
Way to go good for you...I just redid my entire RV. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
@@diymrscott4983 no plastic inserts is need for the copper inserts r only for plastic
good tip on inside burrs and protip tool. thank you.
Absolutely the best information and demonstration video……… Big Thanks
if the sharpe edge on the inside of the copper pipe can ruin the connection in the sharkbite fitting, the sharpe edge in the pex can also effect the connection in the sharkbite fitting.
you used your orange device to deburr the putter mr edge of the pex but did not break the sharp inside on the pex. i would hit that inside edge as well.
Great video and detail for working with these products. Thank you for doing it.
I saw a TH-cam video where a person takes the white plasitc out if they connect to copper. What are you thoughts on this?
Ive been using these for over 10 years now and have never taken the white plastic pice out and Ive never had a leak or any problems ever..so I will never install a SharkBite with out it. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Please, if possible, list out all tools and fitting that you use to connect copper and PEX pipe in this video. Thank you.
I have done that Please check Description. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Is that sharkbite two different sizes on either side?
Never knew they had fancy horseshoe tool. I used 6" adjustable crescent wrench to release fitting.
Them some beat up hands
Good video
Great explanation,,thanks for the update 👍👍
excellent video thank you
great video, simple and good teacher
Money well spent for those tools. Thanks for sharing
This guys hands are awsome.
Great job. Thank you
Tip: When inserting the copper into SharkBite the plastic insert is not required, thus can be safely removed.
IMPORTANT: When inserting PEX, CPVC, and the like, into the SharkBite DO NOT remove the plastic insert. Inside the SharkBite the plastic insert provides needed/required rigidity to the PEX, CPVC, and the like.
Is it ok to just leave it as well, when inserting copper?
@@rcrewe3733 Yes you may leave it in for both copper and PEX CPVC. A while back I called SharkBite with the same insert question. They stated being as copper is rigid the plastic insert is not required. SharkBite also said PEX, CPVC are not rigid as copper thus insert is required/needed providing backing on the inside of the PEX and CPVC. In our house we had to replace about forty feet of copper (pinhole leaks) with PEX, in two sections. All four ends were PEX on the one side, Copper on the other. One run I left the insert in both sides, on the other section I pulled the insert out on the copper side. Be sure you have the sizing gauge, it is a big help well worth the few dollars. Truly hope the aforementioned helps you.
@@rcrewe3733 Leaving the liner in will just reduce flow cross section as well leaving the folded edge on the inside from the cutter.
Just look at those hands. You know he is good at this.
now those are workman's hands!
They are pretty beat up...
i had a helluva time using the slip coupling. once you move that piece on and use their little orange plastic "tool" to reposition, good luck
@@diymrscott4983 Can We use SharkBite for Underground water line..???
@@Honestandtruth007 With everything that I have read about them I have never found anything that says you can or can't use them underground. So I'm not sure how to answers your question.. Hope that Helps Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Any shark bite can connect copper to pex a or different ? That means we much choose a special shark bite ? Thanks
Thank you sir great instructions
Very welcome
Hands that look like that make the world go around
I'm amazed that those work.
Well done. Good sound. Thank you, sir.
Great video. This is what I am looking for... Thanks a million.
Exactly what I need to do. Thanks for the info!
Great video! Helped ease my mind tonight thinking about using shark bites on a shower valve install tomorrow! But I do have a question. - What if I'm working with some old 1988 copper and changing to pex? My question is do I just wipe it clean, put a brush on it, or really deep clean it or what? In other words do I need to shine the copper or just wipe it off? Thx!
Yes would clean and shine the copper that is what Ive done in the past..I just finished an install on a house that was built in the 1960s and had no problem. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Thank you sir.
What is the orange tool called, to trim and check depth?
Sorry about that I had to up date description info... Sharkbite depth gauge...amzn.to/3eiCkXn Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
That white piece of plastic [the stiffener] in the Sharkbite fitting has an even smaller opening than the pipe that fits over it, so you will have reduced flow issues. I've seen videos where the plumbers are actually removing that plastic part before inserting the copper pipe.
Only the copper, it must stay for the PEX
@@cwbonds8038 Yeah, I clearly said "...before inserting the copper pipe."
Thank you sir. That was perfect
Thanks, clear and concise
Good morning sir, do I need to remove the plastic inserts for the cooper end connection???
All banged up. Great video
Outstanding, thank you.
Awesome video… very helpful
Very detailed thanks
Do you need the plastic insert for copper pipe? I bought a couple of 1/2" Sharkbite connectors that one end has female threads and screws to the water faucet inlet for my washing machine supply line and the other end is a quick connect to 1/2" Pex. Neither one of these connectors had the plastic insert in the plastic bag packaging, nor were they in the end of the coupler. I threw the plastic bags that the connectors came in into the trash before noticing the inserts were missing. I assume the fitting must have been for copper Pipe. I am using Pex so I need the insert. I have some other Sharkbite connectors I can take the insert out of and use. Just curious about if you need the insert for copper. Also working on a mobile home that has polybutylene water lines. They make Sharkbite adapter couplers with one end going to Pex or PVC and the other end designated for Polybutylene so you can connect Pex to a polybutylene line. The plastic ends are color coded to prevent confusion. The only difference I can see is that the polybutylene is thinner than Pex and takes a slightly larger insert to keep the line from collapsing which also means a polybutylene insert will not go into a Pex pipe as the inside wall of the Pex is smaller around. A Pex insert will go into a Polybutylene pipe but will be too loose to keep it from collapsing.
👍 just perfect and clear
thank you very much, very good information
Well explained!
Great video! Thank you for your instruction! 😎
Does the Sharkbite work with Pex A, or just the crimp Pex tubing, or doesn’t it matter?
That was an amazing video. Thank you!
how come you left the plastic tube in the sharkbite when you put on copper pipe they say to take it out when you put it on a copper pipe thank you
Well for over 10 + years now I have never taken one out and have done everyone just like I did in this video and have never had one fail..
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excellent video , ty
great job nicely done
Deburring the copper is to prevent the sharp edge from damaging the rubber o-ring below
where did you buy all these tools as sharkbite release and copper and spec clean out burr at Mr Scott thanks
Good stuff! Thank you
Thank you very much
for what reason should one not cut pex with a ratcheting pvc cutter?
I was told before that for the 3/4" sharkbyte you should remove the white insert? I noticed after changing out my water heater hoses were missing the insert. I don't know the reasoning.
Im not sure how to answer this. I can say that I have never removed the white inserts on any of the installs Ive done. So I'm not sure why the white insert was missing. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
What is that tool and where t get?
Was helpful seem all you have to do is push and seat the shark bite as far as it will go… isn’t that same distance as measuring? Also how much of a bend can you put in pex?
Plumbers hate them homeowners love them!
I know this guy is legit because his hands are jacked up lol
have that sharkbite run along the wall or outside. u need to get to it if it leaks.
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Should i use pexa or pexb with sharkbite?
Great video 👍
Can I use sharkbite on just a regular water heater ? I don't have a fancy hot water one !
Great video. It looks like your finger got a shark bite!
The plastic piece inside acts as a reinforcement for pex or cpvc don’t need them for copper I always pull them out