Joints and fittings - alternatives to soldering

Plumbing · Distribution Piping In the House · printed page 266 (PDF page 267)

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Joints and Fittings – Alternatives to Soldering Supply Plumbing – In-house

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Illustration based on www.sharkbite.com copper, CPVC or PEX pipe Joints and fittings - alternatives to soldering grab ring SharkBite® system Illustration based on www.viega.net copper pipe press tool Smart Connect® feature ProPress® system fittings connected to pipe with special tool compressed O-rings create seal pipe is pushed and twisted into fitting grab ring holds pipe in place O-ring creates seal
pipe is pushed and twisted into fitting
grab ring holds pipe in place
O-ring creates seal
copper, CPVC or PEX pipe
grab ring
SharkBite® system
Illustration based on www.sharkbite.com
fittings connected to pipe with special tool
compressed O-rings create seal
copper pipe
press tool
Smart Connect® feature
ProPress® system
Illustration based on www.viega.net

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The illustration shows two alternatives to soldered joints in water distribution piping. On the left, a SharkBite® push-fit coupling accepts copper, CPVC or PEX pipe, with arrows indicating that the pipe is pushed and twisted into the fitting. A grab ring holds the pipe in place, while an O-ring creates the seal. On the right, a ProPress® coupling joins copper pipe using a special press tool, with compressed O-rings providing the seal. The press tool is shown around the fitting, and a green Smart Connect® feature is identified below it.

Components

water distribution pipe push-fit coupling grab ring O-ring seal press-fit coupling press tool Smart Connect® feature

Materials

copper CPVC PEX