Push To Fit - Fast Connect Ball Valves
quick, easy to connect, easy to remove ball valves
Simple, fast, convenient, reliable, and trustworthy are just a few words to describe these amazing Push To Fit Ball Valves. Easily installed and yet easy to disconnect and reuse elsewhere if the need arises. Now you can add hot or cold water piping wherever you want and in less time than you thought possible. When using these valves there is no need to buy expensive tools, torches, solder, flux or glue and primer. You can enjoy a professional installation without incurring the professional labor cost to go along with it. We at PlumbingSupply.com® like to provide modern innovation at its best for our customers and these quarter turn ball valves certainly meet this criteria.
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Sharkbite® Ball Valves
Features:
- Easy, quick push-fit connection of nominal hard copper tube size (CTS), CPVC, or PEX
- Makes replacement of leaking shut-off valves quick and easy
- Certified for potable and hydronic heating water distribution
- For use when pipe movement is restricted
- When using these fittings it is necessary to mark both pieces of the pipe, 1" in from the end to ensure that enough of the pipe remains in the fitting to make a secure leak free connection
- These valves can easily be removed by using a demount clip or disconnect tong sold separately below
- Fittings certified to 200 PSI and 200° F (93° C)
- Approved for use underground and behind walls without the need of access panels
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Sharkbite® Demount (Disconnect) Clips & Tongs
Removing your Sharkbite® fitting from a pipe is simple with these tongs
Step #1 Grip the Sharkbite® fitting with the tongs, squeeze the Sharkbite® fitting depressing the release ring
Step #2 Rotate the pipe 90°, rotate again and simultaneously remove the pipe from the fitting
Sharkbite® Depth & De-Burr Tool
De-burr & mark proper pipe depth for 1/2", 3/4", and 1" copper pipe
Step 1: Insert copper pipe into depth tool & rotate to de burr
Step 2: Mark copper pipe - this allows you to see how deep to insert the pipe into your Sharkbite
® fitting
Step 3: Your neatly de-burred copper pipe can now easily be inserted into your Sharkbite
® fitting smoothly without worrying about snagging o-rings
$19.80
For other SharkBite® fittings and more information visit our SharkBite® fittings page
John Guest® - 1/4 Turn Ball Valve
Features:
- Suitable for use with Pex, CPVC and copper pipe
- 2014 Federal Safe Drinking Water Act compliant
- Twist & lock cover locks pipe in place for greater security
- Truly disconnectable without damage to pipe or fitting
- Corrosion free and no scale build-up
- Maximum working pressure is determined by maximum working temperature and vice versa (see chart below)
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John Guest® Valves
Working Pressures and Temperatures for Water |
Max. Working
Pressure |
Max. Working
Temperature |
| 160 psi |
73° F. |
| 100 psi |
180° F. |
| 80 psi |
200° F. |
Superseal Pipe Insert For PEX Tubing
Features:
- This pipe insert is used when John Guest® quick connect fittings are being used on PEX pipe
- Has 2 rubber seals to further help reduce the chance of a leak
- Insert provides support inside PEX tubing so that it does not collapse when the fitting is tightened
- John Guest® valves and fittings require the use of pipe inserts for PEX plastic pipe connections used in all heating installations
- Do not use with Gas, fuel oil or compressed air applications
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Pipe Insert For PEX Tubing
Features:
- This pipe insert is used when John Guest® quick connect fittings are being used on PEX pipe
- Insert provides support inside PEX tubing so that it does not collapse when the fitting is tightened
- John Guest® valves and fittings require the use of pipe inserts for PEX plastic pipe connections used in all heating installations
- Do not use with Gas, fuel oil or compressed air applications
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Push-Fit Valves Related Items
| Nominal size (CTS) to O.D. size conversion table |
| Nominal (CTS) Pipe Size |
1/2" |
3/4" |
1" |
| O.D. Of Pipe |
5/8" |
7/8" |
1 1/8" |
| Common Terms and Definitions |
- C, SWT, S or Socket: A regular hub or socket. The pipe fits (sweats/solders) inside this
- S x S: Regular hub or socket on both ends
- Mips: Male pipe threads on the outside of fitting
- Fips: Female pipe threads on the inside of fitting
- FTG: The same size as the pipe. Will fit inside a socket (hub) fitting
- Hyset: Has a nailing flange on the front of the fitting
- Dropear: Has a nailing flange on the back of the fitting
- Nominal: Used to describe copper pipe and fittings in plumbing. Refers to the
inside diameter of the pipe which varies by thickness of the pipe. The outside is a constant size
and is always 1/8" larger than the nominal size. Example: 1/2" nominal is always 5/8" O.D.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q. "How are lead levels in drinking water currently regulated?"
A. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates the amount of lead allowed in drinking water using guidelines established in the 2014 Federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
Q. "How do I disconnect the pipe from these John Guest® shut-off valves?"
A.
Q. "What does CTS mean?"
A. CTS stands for "copper tube size" which is also referred to as the nominal inside diameter pipe size. This means that the outside diameter will be 1/8" bigger than the "size" of the pipe. For example, 1/2" CTS has an actual o.d. of 5/8", 3/4" CTS has an actual o.d. of 7/8", and 1" CTS has an actual o.d. of 1-1/8".
Q. "Can I use SharkBite® fittings with soft copper tubing or rolled copper?"
A. No. Even though these SharkBite® fittings are remarkably innovative, they won't seal properly with soft or rolled copper and are for use only with hard drawn copper Types K, L, and M.
Q. "I'm hearing a lot about lead-free these days. What does that have to do with plumbing products and how does the new lead-free legislation affect me?"
A. Basically, the laws implemented Jan. 1st, 2014 require plumbing products that come in contact with drinking water to be "essentially lead free" (less than 0.25% weighted average). For further information about how the law determines what is "lead free", rules regarding which plumbing products must be "lead free", and who these laws will affect, please view our page.
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