How to repair a large break in your water service line with SharkBite. Copper Pipe leak repair can be done without soldering.
How to repair a large break in your water service line with SharkBite. Copper Pipe leak repair can be done without soldering.
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Just used one today 3/4 and it works like a charm. Thanks Shark Bite!
What if its in a wall without any room the flex or move the pipe?
How do remove this thing?
can you buy this at your local hardware store ?
the sharkbite system is pretty nice for repair jobs but ive seen it ran for a whole house and it does not look good. i prefer solder joints. more clean and nice if you know what your doing of course.
sharkbites always has problems and leaking!!!!
what's the Orange object you Measured the Pipe Hole with
my Problem is replacing the Bathroom Sink
I've fixed pin hole leaks in copper pipes and a split like this can be fixed w/o having to go to the store and getting any fittings. For just a corrosion pin hole you can drain the pipe of water by opening a valve below the leak and just clean the pipe with sand paper and sweat some solder over the hole. For a split like this, just reshape the pipe with some channel locks so the split is closed, sand the pipe clean around the area. Then wrap some bare copper wire around the pipe tight and flux & solder it right up. The wire adds strength and the solder seals it water tight. Much easier and quicker than any other kind of repair. No need to go to the store and buy repair fittings. Living on an Island with less than 5,000 residents in the Caribbean you have to get creative when the hardware store is out of fittings and you need to do something right now, not next week.
I thought the stupid asshole said Shock bot…he meant shark bite, pfff.
when using shark bite fittings don't forget when connecting to copper to take out the plastic insert to increase water flow though the pipe, the pex end if using copper to pex doesn't matter however because of the pipe diameter.
What if the pin-hole is in a bend in the line? Does Sharkbite make a flexible coupling that would "Bend" with the existing flow of the piping?
If I use a Sharkbite coupling to repair a copper pipe, do I leave the white inserts in place? What about CPVC, do I leave the inserts?
Kind of like a Chinese finger trap? Nifty.
Kind of like a Chinese finger trap? Nifty.
omg ! looks like magic
im off to home depot !
How about a list of parts and tools with part numbers in the description?
Just used the sharkbite to repair a hot water pipe that feeds into the kitchen. Fixed the leak great but now there is no hot water into the kitchen faucet…any ideas. All water valves r turned back on…
This is a pretty neat product. So much for the old days of cleaning the pipe ends, flux and soldering. Good job!
I think I am in the same situation and was wondering what might be the best option. I will also email you with pictures and I would appreciate any help or suggestions!
Hi Joe, thanks for your comment. We believe we will be able to help you! If you can please send an email to technicalsupport@cashacme.com we will do our best to provide a solution. Pictures of the situation are also very handy for us in helping you!
I think a word of caution might be in order here. DO NOT PUSH THE SLIP END 'AS FAR AS IT WILL GO' IF IT MEANS COMING UP TO A JOINT. That plastic piece will not budge the pipe back as it sits on a slightly bigger diameter, in my case a T joint. I've got the opposite end seated in only a half inch and it's holding so far. Good thing too cause I can't get the pipe to budge back in it's direction. Any suggestions are welcome.
SharkbitePlumbing, I want to thank you for making my plumbing issue much easier. In fact it just seems wayyy to easy. I shut off my water, I purchased a copper tubing cutter w/burp cleaner for the rough edges. I place the sharkbite replacement tubing on the area w/pin hole after making sure I had 1 inch on both sides of the copper tubing and walahhhhh completed, after turning on the faucet and getting the air out of the line~ thank you Home Depot!
I've been using shark bite and Pex for 5 years.Never had an issue.
Question. How long will the sharkbite last. Is it temporary "quick fix" or permanent?
Does not meet code for inside walls, does it?
Hi Nassgul, that sounds like a good way to replace the pipe, however you need to make sure the pex is not damaged in any way during the conversion, and that all connections are clean and secure. Damage to the pex pipe can reduce its integrity. Good luck!