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3 Common SharkBite Installation Mistakes to Avoid

In most cases, push-to-connect fittings fail because of improper installation. Here are three common causes of fitting failure and how to avoid making installation errors for a secure, long-lasting SharkBite connection.

red and blue PEX water lines in rough-in stage

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10 Facts About PEX Pipe You Need to Know

There are a lot of questions and misconceptions about this popular plastic pipe. Get the facts here.

2 min read

Introducing SharkBite Max™

Explore the next generation of SharkBite® brass push-to-connect fittings and how they're different than the 1st generation.

SharkBite Max coupling with PEX and copper

3 min read

See What’s Inside a SharkBite Max™ Fitting

What's new about the SharkBite Max design? Look inside the fitting to see.

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Industry News

Plumbing apprentice stands with trade professional in front of van.

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Plumbing Mentorship: How Sharing Trade Wisdom Can Combat the Labor Shortage

Explore the benefits of plumbing apprenticeships, tips for valuable mentorship and how that can help target the trade labor shortage.

2 min read

A Career in Plumbing: Kim Yeagley’s Story

With 15 years of experience under her belt, Kim Yeagley, owner of Gold Canyon Plumbing, shares her path to becoming a plumber, the obstacles she's overcome and how a plumbing career allows her to find balance between work and play.

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A Career in Plumbing: Anna Pearson’s Story

Anna Pearson, a plumbing apprentice in commercial new construction known affectionately online as the Plumbing Princess, shares how she jumpstarted her career in plumbing.

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