Common Pipe Fitting Types Explained — Elbows, Tees, Reducers & More
By JCI Supply — PVF Technical Library Every pipe fitting has a specific job. Understanding what each type does — and when to use which — is fundamental to reading...
Read MoreBy JCI Supply — PVF Technical Library Every pipe fitting has a specific job. Understanding what each type does — and when to use which — is fundamental to reading...
Read MoreBy JCI Supply — PVF Technical Library A full flange specification contains more information than most people initially realize. Each element tells you something specific about the flange — and...
Read MoreBy JCI Supply — PVF Technical Library Press fittings have been around long enough to prove themselves, but plenty of plumbers are still debating whether they’re worth the higher fitting...
Read MoreBy JCI Supply — PVF Technical Library If you’re installing or repairing plumbing that carries drinking water, lead-free fittings aren’t optional — they’re federal law. The question contractors run into...
Read MoreBy JCI Supply — PVF Technical Library When a project spec calls for “ASME B16.11 fittings,” it’s telling you exactly what type of fitting, what manufacturing standard, and what pressure...
Read MoreBy JCI Supply — PVF Technical Library Carbon steel and stainless steel are the two most common materials in industrial piping. Carbon steel dominates oil and gas, power generation, and...
Read MoreBy JCI Supply — PVF Technical Library NPT and NPTF are both tapered pipe threads. They look identical, they’re dimensionally similar, and they’ll physically thread together. But they’re not the...
Read MoreBy JCI Supply — PVF Technical Library There are more valve types on the market than most people need to think about. But for the vast majority of commercial, industrial,...
Read MoreBy JCI Supply — PVF Technical Library If you’ve ever ordered pipe and found yourself staring at a spec sheet with a nominal size, an outside diameter, and a schedule...
Read MoreBy JCI Supply — PVF Technical Library This is one of the most common questions we get. A contractor orders stainless fittings, realizes there are two grades on the shelf,...
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