SharkBite SBCU518LFA 3/4 In. Push-to-Connect Brass End Push Cap

The SharkBite SBCU518LFA is a 3/4 inch push-to-connect brass end push cap.

A push-to-connect cap does one job and it is worth understanding why the job matters: it terminates a line, permanently or temporarily, without heat.

That is the whole proposition of push-fit. Capping a copper line conventionally means draining it completely, drying it, and soldering — and a line that will not dry is a line that will not solder, because water in the pipe carries heat away and the joint never reaches temperature. Anyone who has tried to solder a wet line has spent an afternoon on it.

A push-fit cap goes on wet, in a confined space, in a wall, with no flame. It grips with a stainless steel toothed ring and seals with an O-ring, and it holds pressure immediately.

That makes it the standard tool for isolating a branch during a renovation, terminating an abandoned line, or capping something under pressure that needs to stop leaking now.

The requirement that is not optional: the pipe must be cut square and deburred, and marked to depth. A burr cuts the O-ring, and an under-inserted fitting seals against nothing.

Verify the fitting is approved for the application and the pipe material before installing.

Applications include repair, renovation, and line termination.

Brand

SharkBite

SKU

SBCU518LFA

Category

Plumbing

Weight

0.13 lbs

Dimensions

3.00 x 2.00 x 1.50

Price

$9.85

Availability

In stock

Rating

4.42 / 5.0