Pipe Fittings

If we look at the term pipe fitting then it is the activity of fixing, installing or repairing piping and tubing system which are used for convey liquid, gas and some times solid material as well. These works actually involves the process of selecting and manufacturing of the pipe or tubing and joining them together by different methods and then maintain and repair the leakage issues which are related to it. There are different methods which are used for pipe fitting work such as plumbing, HVAC, manufacturing, fire prevention and many other different methods which are included in it. If we discuss the work of fitters then it also involve variety of pipes and tubing material which includes wide variety of pipes such as plastic, copper, steel, iron, aluminum, clay and lead.

Another type of fitting is known as steel pipe fitting which once was considered as the most famous choice of water supply and flammable gases. However they are used in some houses and business for natural gas or propane and it is the famous choice in the case of fire sprinkler because of its high heat resistance. These steel pipers are joined together with thread connections. Where as tapered threads are further cut into different sections and then sealant is applied on it in the form of thread. Another type of pipe fitting is known as copper piper fitting, it is mostly used for the purpose to supply hot and cold water and it is used as refrigerant line in the case of HVAC systems.

There are basically two main types of copper pipe fitting one is known as soft copper and other one is known as rigid copper fitting. These copper tubing forms a flare connection, compression connection and these copper pipe fittings are highly resistance to rust but with time it becomes very costly as well. Another type of pipe fitting is known as plastic pipe fitting which is becoming popular and is now the first choice because of the water supple and for the drain lines. It offers long lasting time frame, less price rate and easy installation procedure as well. Polyvinyl chloride or PVC piper are considered as one of the most popular choice in the plastic piles because of the inflexibility and uses they have as thread or solvent connections and it can used for heat fusing as well. PVC is used for different types of pressure rating as well. CPVC is another type of pipe fitting and it has some extra chlorine atoms in it and it performs the function of hot water supply.

Pipe fitting in United States are manufacturing in more advance style by using high technology. Some other types of pipe fittings which are used throughout the world includes polyethylene pipe fitting which is used for hot and cold water supply. Other kinds of pipe fitting include:

1. Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene.
2. Brass Pipe Fitting.
3. Nylon.
4. Aluminum Tubing.
5. Metric Pipe Fitting And Many Others.

Normally the people who are in the field of pipe fitting are exposed to the hazardous and some times very dangerous material as well which includes asbestos, lead, ammonia, steam, flammable gasses and other resins and solvents which includes benzene and many other kinds of refrigerant as well. However many efforts have been put in to remove those hazardous material. There are different sizes of pipe fitting which are used and the gloabally accepted standard is metric. The metric size is basically measured in millimeter and it has some variation from 10mm to some times 1000mm.