How to Guide

SharkBite
®
Hose Bibbs
Sales & Specifications Sheet: Issue Date OCT 2017
www.sharkbite.com · 2727 Paces Ferry Road · Building 2 · Suite 1800 · Atlanta · Georgia 30339 · USA
US Contact: 1-877-700-4242 · [e-mail] · Canadian Contact: 1-888-820-0120 · [e-mail]
A Division of Reliance Worldwide Corporation
Material:
• Hose bibbs are approved for potable water and glycol (up to 100% mix)
Valve Material:
• Body .............................................. Lead Free DZR Brass
• O-ring ............................................ EPDM
• Grab Ring ...................................... Stainless Steel Grade 316
• Tube Support Liner ........................ Veradel
1/4 Turn Hose Bibb:
• Ball ……………………………………Chrome Plated DZR Lead Free Brass
• Seat Seal ……………………………..PTFE
• O-Ring…………………………………EPDM
• Stem…………………………………...DZR Brass
Multi-Turn:
• Stem……………………………………DZR Brass
• Washer…………………………………EPDM
• Screw…………………………………..Brass
•
Compatible pipes:
• Hose bibbs are approved for use ASTM F876/CSA B137.5 PEX, ASTM B88 Type K,
L and M and copper, ASTM D2846/CSA B137.6 CPVC, and ASTM F2769 PE-RT
TYPICAL INSTALLATION
CERTIFICATIONS
SharkBite hose bibbs are approved for use in all national and local codes in the US and
Canada. Certified and listed to the following standards:
• ASME A112.18.1/CSA B125.1 – Plumbing Supply Fittings
• ANSI/NSF 61 – Drinking Water System Components – Health Effects
• ASI/NSF 372 – Drinking Water Components – Lead Content
SPECIFICATION
• The tube shall be inserted into the SharkBite® push-to-connect (PTC) fitting in the
first stage through a release collar and then through a stainless steel grab ring. The
grab ring has teeth that open out and grip onto the tube. At the second stage the
tube shall be pushed through an O-ring protector which aligns the tube. A specially
formulated EPDM O-ring shall be compressed between the wall of the fitting and the
tube before the end of the tube reaches the tube stop. Only when the tube has
passed through the O-ring and reached the tube stop shall a secure joint be created.
The fitting shall be a SharkBite PTC fitting.
Job Name:
Job Location:
Engineer
Contractor:
Tag:
Cut Pipe squarely
Deburr and clean
pipe
Mark pipe to
insertion depth
Insert pipe into
hose bibb to depth
mark
Feed pipe through the
wall and connect to
the plumbing system
Use disconnect
clip to remove