Installation Guide

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Making a SharkBite
®
Crimp/Barb Connection
The use of traditional PEX components (manifolds, barbed ttings, clamp or crimp rings, etc.) oers the total
lowest material cost.
Use pipe cutters to make a square cut of the pipe to length. A rough
or uneven cut can result in a weakened joint.
Step 1
Slide the appropriate clamp ring size over the pipe to about
2 inches from the end of the pipe.
Step 2
Push the pipe onto the barbed tting until it touches the tting
shoulder. Position the clamp ring 1/8 to 1/4 inch from the end of the
pipe. This distance ensures that the clamp ring is positioned directly
over the barbs on the tting.
Step 3
Position the open jaws of the crimp tool over the crimp ring and
squeeze. The jaws are interchangeable and include sizes for 3/8-,
1/2-, 5/8-, 3/4- and 1 in. crimp rings.
Step 4
Verify that the connection is secure by using the go/no-go gauge. The
gauge slot that corresponds to the crimp ring size should easily slide
onto the compressed crimp ring.
Step 5