SharkBite supply stops are ideal for installing in tight spaces. Learn to install a compression supply stop valve on a 1/2 in. copper stub-out. Use a compression angle stop or a straight stop valve to make the connections quicker with SharkBite. Prepare for Installation Before you begin, ...
Ease of installation and maintenance is just one reason why plumbers love cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) pipes and increasingly use them to retrofit existing copper pipe systems. PEX pipes are flexible, which means fewer fittings and fewer burst pipes in freezing temperatures. Also, you don't ne...
Push-fit fittings, also calledpush-on,push-to-connectorpush fittings, generally are designed for use with rigid copper, CPVC (chlorinated polyvinyl chloride) and PEX (cross-linked polyethylene) water pipe. There are also some small fittings that work with polyethylene and other types of plastic t...
to the existing electrical supply. To do this, you connect like colored wires to each other using wire connectors and leading the ground wire on the incoming power to the green ground screw below the cover plate. If the incoming ground wire has a hook bent into it, all you need to do ...
That’s not instant hot water, but it’s a huge improvement. And the water gets warm before the 23 and 20 seconds I noted above. With this improvement, I’ll actually use the hot water in the lavatory sometimes. It also means that I won’t have to turn on the lavatory and bathtub...
SharkBite Plumbing: How to Install a Water Hammer Arrestor | SharkBite If you've ever dealt with water hammer, you're familiar with the loud, sudden banging it causes. While this effect is most prominent in copper pipes, other types ofplumbing pipes ...
SharkBite Push-Fit Plumbing Fitting Basics Push-Fit Plumbing Fitting Basics Push-fit fittings, also calledpush-on,push-to-connectorpush fittings, generally are designed for use with rigid copper, CPVC (chlorinated polyvinyl chloride) and PEX (cross-linked polyethylene) water pipe. There are also so...