Copper No Sweat Fittings

For obvious reasons never use a sweat fitting to join copper gas pipes.

Copper no sweat fittings. See a demonstration of sweating copper. The plumber applies the solder to the juncture of the pipe and fitting making it watertight and permanent. There must be no water in the line when you solder a sweat fitting because the water will vaporize and prevent the pipe from. Plumbers join copper pipe with a torch and soldering paste in a process called sweating pipe.

Sweat connections most copper pipe is joined by sweat connections. Solder these fittings to copper tubing or the tube end of another fitting for a permanent leak tight connection. Also when you make a sweat connection on a water line get it right the first time. 50 50 solder was comprised of 50 lead and 50 tin and had been used by the majority of plumbers to join copper pipe and fittings for many decades.

If your home has copper water piping and those pipes were installed before 1986 your copper pipe fittings were generally joined or soldered together with 50 50 solder. Available in both wrot copper and cast bronze our product selection has grown to become the most extensive in the industry. For pricing and availability. 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.

Nibco 3 4 in 90 degree copper slip elbow fittings. We are the acknowledged experts at engineering and manufacturing precision solder joint. The no sweat no soldering quick connect alternative. If you make a mistake the connection is difficult to redo.

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. Options also include cleaned and bagged for oxygen service medical gas. To adhere to safety standards for drinking water systems use fittings that meet nsf ansi 61 en 1057 or dvgw gw 8 p. Copper tube size is the accepted designation of the copper tubing industry not.

To make repairs it is sometimes necessary to take the joint apart. Nibco copper threaded adapter fittings. They are also known as sweat fittings. Sweating copper pipe fittings is exactly the same soldering pipes which requires a solder a flux and a heat source.

For pricing and availability. Streamline copper solder joint fittings for supply pressurized systems have been the leading brand of copper fittings for decades. Sweat or unsweat copper pipe joints with a hand held torch.