Install Instructions

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Limited warranty - SharkBite
®
Connection system
A. Reliance Worldwide Corporation, the Company,
warrants the following products - SharkBite® PEX Tubing,
SharkBite® Push-Fit Fittings, SharkBite® Brass PEX
Barbed Fittings, SharkBite® Copper PEX Manifolds and
other SharkBite® Accessories - to be free of defects in
material and workmanship for the time periods shown
below and when used and installed in accordance with the
requirements set forth below.
1. SharkBite® PEX Tubing cross-linked
polyethylene (non-barrier & barrier PEX) pipe for
a period of twenty-five (25) years from the date
of manufacture.
2. SharkBite® Push-Fit Fittings brass push fit fitting
for a period of twenty-five (25) years from the date
of manufacture.
3. SharkBite® Brass PEX Barbed-Fittings and
SharkBite® Copper PEX Manifolds for a period of
sixty (60) months from the date of manufacture.
4. All other valves and accessories sold under
Reliance Worldwide Corporation’s brand names
of the SharkBite® PEX and / or SharkBite®
Connection System for a period of twenty-four
(24) months from the date of manufacture.
SharkBite products shall be installed in accordance with all
applicable plumbing, heating and mechanical codes and in
accordance with any local, state or federal requirements.
Reliance Worldwide Corporation’s obligation will be to
repair or replace, at its discretion, any of the products
covered under this limited warranty when the materials used
to produce the product or the workmanship of the
manufacturing process are proven to be defective.
B. In the event of a system malfunction or leak caused
by defective warranted products (and not by improper
installation or usage, incorrect handling procedures or by
jobsite or installation damage), a reasonable pre-approved
amount will be allowed for repair materials and repair labor.
In the event of a leak occurring in the factory manifold,
please contact Reliance Worldwide Corporation. Note
that Reliance Worldwide Corporation limits its warranty to
its tubing, valves and accessories, fittings and manifolds.
Reliance Worldwide Corporation does not warrant the
connection. The integrity of the connection is the sole
responsibility of the installer.
C. To qualify for a warranty remedy under paragraph B, you
must contact Reliance Worldwide Corporation in advance
and receive written authorization for this remedy from an
authorized Reliance Worldwide Corporation representative.
Reliance Worldwide Corporation will not consider expenses
for repair materials, labor and / or freight unless authorized
in advance and in writing.
D. To qualify for the warranty described above,
you must:
1. Use construction techniques in compliance with
applicable plumbing, heating and mechanical
codes to install our products, as specified in our
current design and installation guidelines and
technical notes. This shall include field pressure
testing prior to concealing with concrete or by
other means.
2. Install and use Reliance Worldwide Corporation’s
SharkBite® PEX Tubing and Reliance Worldwide
Corporation’s SharkBite® Connection System
products according to all guidelines and manuals
published by Reliance Worldwide Corporation. It
is expressly understood that failure as a result of
any freezing fluids within the pipes does not
constitute a defect in material or workmanship
and shall not be covered by this warranty.
3. Install and use Reliance Worldwide Corporation
SharkBite® PEX Tubing and Reliance Worldwide
Corporation SharkBite® Connection System
products in a system that will not operate at
temperatures or at pressures that exceed the
printed rating on the tubing.
4. Install and use all warranted Reliance Worldwide
Corporation SharkBite® product in compliance