Installing A Water Shut Off Valve | Easy Sharkbite Install
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Plumbing does not have to be intimidating, with a little instruction, simple tools, and the use of Sharkbite fittings you can save time and money taking on plumbing projects around the house.
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That’s how I do it at work. Those oscillating tools are the best 👍🏽
Your videos are great. Concise and you point out where things could go wrong. Thanks
You bet!
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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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.
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.
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.
i love sharkbites. i had to replace shut-off valves on 3 different sinks recently and they were a total life-saver!
people knock shark bites and say they're not reliable. I've been using them for years (I'll never put them behind a wall, only in places I can access otherwise I'll just sweat copper fittings) but they've saved me a lot of time, and my oldest one is 10 years old. still going strong. Copper fails all the time, any fitting is potential to fail. Shark Bite, for their design, works (in my opinion) just as good as copper. Especially when going from Copper to PEX, CPVC, PVC, they're great.
Mine are 14 years old and still work perfectly. I currently have 14 in use and can remove and replace them in 5 minutes. Because of cpvc, these are the best option so I don’t have to cut walls open to replace a glued on valve.
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.
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Are you saying use something (compression valve) other than Sharkbite? I thought Sharkbite was compression.
@@waterheaterservices I cant believe a certified plumber endorsed his comment. Why bother to cut it off in the first place?
Everyone doesn’t have copper. These work perfectly on cpvc. It’s better to use shark bite and replace every 20 years if you wish, than to glue on fittings and then cut walls open to extend and replace valves. These have there place.
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!
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Thank you! I was so confused and nothing I could find said what that was
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.
There junk.
Love sharkbites.use them All the time
Even making connections inside a wall? How smart
Thanks
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.
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.
Great video! I am no plumber but couldn't you have heated up the old fixture and removed it without cutting the copper pipe?
If you can clear the lines of water that is doable but in that case if you have the skills/tools you would probably also just sweat on new shutoff valves. There are a few different paths you could take on this type of project. 👍
@@EverydayHomeRepairs Good point. Thanks! 🙂 By the way, I have used the sharkbite products and love them. I was worried about leaks at first but watched the repairs that I made with them for 5 or 6 years and they never leaked a drop.
@@EverydayHomeRepairs Making those pipes even shorter is the wrong path.
@@EverydayHomeRepairs Skills, tools, and the access. I'm able to sweat copper; the main reason I install something by the Sharkbite approach is because there are some places where you might want water coming through in pipe, but where you really don't want to be applying a torch flame sufficient to sweat copper, even briefly.
That's what I would of done. It would of given a little more fudge factor for future repairs.
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
I was wondering about that. There are people here who said they are plumbers, yet they only suggested to de-solder the pipe. In my opinion, we should be able to just use a 3/8 in. FIP Inlet x 3/8 in. Compression Outlet 1/4-Turn Straight Valve, correct?
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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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Those pipe caps are very handy to have
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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.
It's at least better than flowtite and those stop caps are a game changer. But yes, compression is as reliable as solder, but also DIY friendly
I agree. I only use sharkbites for emergency repairs that I plan to come back to after damage is mitigated.
He's absolutely correct , agree 💯 I've been a plumber for 43 years and I would never install a shark bite fitting ,unless I didn't have any other fitting and they needed water to get through the night. It would be temporary .. and then come back the next day !
I would always advise to put a little pipe thread sealant on the ferrule. It's gives ya a little added insurance and comes recommended by a plumber here on YT. I've recently installed 6 Sharkbite fittings at my house and my in-law's. I've never had a problem. Keep in mind plumbers today have gone to press type fittings which involve an O-ring similar to Sharkbite. So what's the difference?
Compression are just as easy but actually hold up compared to shark bite fittings they are unreliable
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!
Good video to refer to!
Wondering what to do if I don't have 1" of copper. Any other option other than sweating it in??
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.
Then what do you recommend??
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.
@Sam He knows how to solder, many if not most DIYer's don't have a blowtorch lying around nor the knowledge how to do it, this is a method more accessible to DIY. I'm pretty handy, and I have a blowtorch, but not doing that type of work all the time, I'd be hesitant to have that flame so close to the wood, so I would also (and have) use this method.
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
If you don't know what to do, then why are you working on old homes?
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?
Specifically for this project I was trying to lower the bar for a homeowner to accomplish the project. With that said I think soldering is a great skill to learn.
@@EverydayHomeRepairs Sounds good. Desoldering is even easier than soldering. :-)
I believe If there's water in the pipe that you can't easily remove, it will make it difficult to heat up the pipe enough for the solder to melt.
@@VFRExplorer That can certainly happen in certain situations but I don't think that would an issue with those horizontal stubs he was showing. Also, desoldering isn't usually a problem. It is soldering where the problem comes in. Even with just a little bit of water it can create steam and the escaping steam can cause porosity in the solder which can create a leak.
I like how Everyday Home Repairs thought you asked about soldering when you actually asked about desoldering lol
How come you didn't just sweat off the original fitting and then using Emory cloth to clean the soldered copper
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?
Hi, did google told you sharkbite could fit the thinner copper pipe by compression fitting?
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.
Sharkbite has a 25-year warranty from defects. also keep in mind more and more plumbers are switching to Press fittings which are copper but depend on a o-ring for proper operation.
Thousands of soldered joints leak every day. Get real
Why not use a compression shut off.?
Plumbing Supply houses sell a better product than the shark bite. Don’t have to be a plumber to purchase at a supple house.
Hey Enzo, thanks for the heads up. What product do you prefer?
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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.
Making practice cuts is a brilliant idea. Practice, practice, practice.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
You bet!
Why don't you heat the old faucet
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.
I actually agree that learning to sweat copper is a great skill to learn 👍
Can you help me? I installed it but the valve is not spinning. It is stuck and there is no water coming out.
Is it a new valve? Is it a 1/4 turn valve as opposed to a multi-turn valve?
@@EverydayHomeRepairs Thanks for the quick replay. It is a 1/4 turn valve and there was nothing wrong with it. I was a bit stiff and I had to use a little bit of force to turn it.
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.
Have you seen an EPDM O ring fail?
@@deepsleep7822 you don't have to remove the valve to see if that o ring fail. All you need to see is water is leaking right behind that valve.
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Just take a torch and melt the solider ...
Why not just un solder it fitting?
Lazy.
What's a shark bite?
It's when a shark forces its teeth into something.
SharkBite is a brand of plumbing supplies, named for their unique style of fittings that has rows of metal teeth.
dude no home owner could able to remove counter top most are real heavy stone including sink , which very tight space to work that why most call plumber .
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
I don't trust sharkbites. Soldering will last 50 years at the very least
Soldering may last but everything else will fail around it. Why not make it easier to repair everything in the future.
@@richardkling1478 I've repaired countless angel stops. A good rebuild kit for them cost around 5 dollars and replacing the washers cost 1. I've repaired soldered angle stops that were probably 50 years old. Soldering is unquestionably the best long term and reliable solution.
I love shark bites
Roger WakeField be like:
noooooooooo
😂 Roger's channel is great!
@@EverydayHomeRepairs agreed
I can see why he doesn't like sharkbite tbh
@@BenCos2018 the same reason why Scott doesn't like backstabbing cheap receptacles
@@aurvaroy6670 yep haha
Roger is a complete hack
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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.
And way too risky. The fact that this guy completely ignores compression, not a single mention about them, is utterly ridiculous IMHO
@@aurvaroy6670 because every video on any topic must mention all other options, or it's ridiculous?
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..
one evening you get home and see your bathroom flooded, because one sharkbite broke loose.no thanks
I anxiously await anything like that. I've never had any trouble with Sharkbite and similar push-to-connect fittings, and I'm going on 11 years with such fittings all around my house. The key is to properly deburr/prepare the pipe, which you have to do when soldering as well. Every leaky Sharkbite I've seen, I pull out the pipe, and it's a ragged mess. Lazy people make that happen.
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
Never use shark bites
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Do not use shark bite fittings! Use compression instead
Sharkbite is outdated GARBAGE! Legend Valve SmartClick is the future of plumbing.
Thanks for the heads up, where do you buy your SmartClick fittings? Look pretty interesting 🤔
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look you have a great channel
and your linking to the other channel (got2 learn) is a godsend
thanks so much