Specifications
What is considered a pipe fitting?
A pipe fitting is a threaded fitting that comes in different shapes to make different plumbing configurations. Pipe fittings include tees, elbows, y-fittings, couplings, reducers.
What is the most common pipe fitting?
Couplings are the most basic fitting type, used to connect two pipes that have the same diameter and are of the same type. In particular, couplings are used when your plumber needs to extend the length of your piping.
There are different kinds of pipe fittings used in piping systems. The main and most commonly sought are: elbows, tees, reducers, unions, couplings, crosses, caps, swage nipples, plugs, bushings, adapters, outlets, valves & flanges.
Application
What is the pipe fitting used for?
Pipe fittings, also known as pipe connectors, attach one pipe to another in order to lengthen the run or change the flow direction in a plumbing system. These are used to combine, divert or reduce the flow of the water supply, and they come in a variety of sizes to fit the pipe they will connect.