PEX Tubing Installation Manual

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Plumbing Systems
The SharkBite Connection System offers the only Total Rough-in Solution, including a full line of valves, push-to-connect ttings,
PEX tubing and traditional PEX components and tools. The SharkBite system offers three options for a PEX tubing installation –
Trunk & Branch, Manifold,or a Combination system – as described in the diagrams below.
Washing Machine
Fixture
SharkBite
®
Barb Manifold with Shut-off Valves
3/4" Copper Pipe
3/4
" SharkBite
®
PEX Tubing
1/2"
PEX Tubing
SharkBite
®
SharkBite
®
EB35 Regulator
Fixture
SharkBite
®
Angle Stop
Fixture
SharkBite
®
Angle Stop
The Home-Run system, using
traditional PEX components
(barbed fittings, clamp rings,
etc.) offers the total lowest
material cost. When you need
special configuration fittings
(such as Drop Ear Elbows),
SharkBite
®
push-fittings offer
greater speed and efficiency
than traditional barbed fittings
while costing about the same.