Copper Sweat Fittings

They are also known as sweat fittings.

Copper sweat fittings.

How to sweat copper pipe. Fittings have good corrosion resistance. To adhere to safety standards for drinking water systems use fittings that meet nsf ansi 61 en 1057 or dvgw gw 8 p. Wrot copper 90 cup x cup elbow fitting 50 pack the lead free wroth copper solder pressure the lead free wroth copper solder pressure 90 close rough elbow is used in residential and commercial systems such as potable water air conditioning and refrigeration.

Copper has largely replaced galvanized steel as the material for household water lines because it is less corrosive and easier to assemble. How to sweat copper pipe. Options also include cleaned and bagged for oxygen service medical gas. Copper tube size is the accepted designation of the copper tubing industry not.

They are also known as sweat fittings. Copper 90 degree sweat x sweat elbow 10 pack model cp607hd34 7 50 bag 75 unit 7 50 bag 75. Copper pipes are usually soldered together a process called sweating but they can also be joined with compression fittings. Brush an even layer of flux over the surfaces to be joined the pipe ends and the insides of the fittings.

Solder these fittings to copper tubing or the tube end of another fitting for a permanent leak tight connection. Some companies use the abbreviation cts for copper tube size to refer to the copper nominal size. This is a basic plumbing process frequently used in improvement projects. Sweat connections most copper pipe is joined by sweat connections.

Manufacturers of copper pipe and sweat fittings use the inside diameter nominal size of the pipes for their definition of their pipe and fitting measurements. After the pipe and fittings are cleaned flux is applied to the fitting to prevent the copper from oxidizing and to ensure a strong bond between the copper and solder. Wrot copper tee fitting cup x cup x cup 15 pack model mpp611hd34. Copper tube size is the accepted designation of the copper tubing industry not.

Fittings have good corrosion resistance. Sweating a pipe and. The term nominal is used because the inside diameter is not a precise measurement. These connections require pipe fittings flux solder and a blow torch.

Item 11296 model clc607. Then push the joint together until the copper tube seats. The handy fitting brush shown in photo 4 makes this task easier especially with small 1 2 in copper pipe fittings. Nibco 10 pack 1 2 in 90 degree copper slip elbow fittings.