I got a shark-bite-like 1/2 ball valve. I need to cut into a copper line to place this in. The ball valve take 1 1/2 inch of pipe in each side and the ball valve in 3 3/4 inches long, so math tells me that if I remove 3/4" of copper pipe, the ball valve should fit perfectly. BUT, the way these shrk-bite connectors work is that you can only push the connector on in one direction.
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Like in this diagram, the sharkbite can go on one side fine, but then how do I get the other side in? If I loosen some of the hangers, I guess there may be a little play in the pipe. Is that the way to do it, or will I spring leaks somewhere else in the line?
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Like in this diagram, the sharkbite can go on one side fine, but then how do I get the other side in? If I loosen some of the hangers, I guess there may be a little play in the pipe. Is that the way to do it, or will I spring leaks somewhere else in the line?