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Overview: The document is a comprehensive catalog for NIBCO's copper fittings, detailing various types of fittings, their specifications, and the business solutions offered by NIBCO. It highlights the company's commitment to technology leadership and customer-centric business solutions.

Business-to-Business Solutions: NIBCO provides secure web applications through NIBCOpartner.com, offering 24/7 access to order status, price checks, invoices, and inventory availability. They utilize Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) for efficient document exchange and offer Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) for automated inventory management.

Specifications: NIBCO manufactures nine types of fittings, including Wrot Pressure and Cast Pressure, using high-quality materials. The fittings comply with standards such as ASME/ANSI B16.22, MSS SP-104, and NSF/ANSI 61 for lead-free compliance. Manufacturing plants are ISO 9001 certified.

Product Details: The catalog provides detailed specifications for fittings like adapters, air chambers, bushings, caps, and couplings, including dimensions, weight, and applicable standards.

Quality and Standards: NIBCO's products are manufactured under a Quality Management System conforming to ISO-9001 standards. The document suggests phrasing for specifications in copper tube fittings to ensure compliance with relevant standards.

Additional Information: The catalog includes sections on engineering data, installation instructions, FAQs, and warranty information, along with contact details for NIBCO's headquarters and technical services.

DWV Fittings Overview: The document provides specifications and dimensions for various DWV fittings, including closet flanges, couplings, elbows, tees, traps, and test caps, along with installation instructions and engineering data related to soldering and brazing techniques.

Procedures: Installation instructions for soldering and brazing are provided, emphasizing the techniques necessary for proper installation of copper fittings.

Standards and Norms: Manufacturing plants adhere to ISO-9001 International Standards, ensuring product quality and reliability.

Recommendations: The document advises consulting the price sheet for made-to-order items and minimum order quantities, and highlights the importance of proper installation techniques.

Key Data from Tables: Tables provide detailed measurements for each fitting type, including nominal size, net weight, and dimensions, crucial for selecting appropriate fittings for plumbing applications.

Critical Information: Emphasizes the importance of using the correct type of joint and fitting for each application, adhering to specified dimensions and weights for compatibility and performance.

Types of Joints: Includes flared, solder, brazed joints, threaded ends, flanges, and barbed insert fittings, each with specific standards and applications.

Causes of Plumbing System Failures: Discusses issues like excessive fluid velocity, localized high velocities, flux corrosion, galvanic corrosion, dezincification, and aggressive water and soil conditions.

Technical Specifications: Covers soldering clearance, depth, penetration, brazing information, and solder and flux requirements.

Conclusion: Emphasizes adherence to standards and proper techniques to ensure the integrity and longevity of copper plumbing systems, with NIBCO offering support for troubleshooting and quality assurance.

Ordering and Packaging: NIBCO fittings are decimal packed for ease of handling, shipping, and stock-keeping. Orders should specify quantity, figure number, and size. Returns require prior written agreement and incur a 20% rehandling fee.

Technical Assistance: Available for engineers, contractors, wholesalers, or manufacturers through NIBCO factory representatives.

Warranty: NIBCO copper fittings are warranted against defects in material and workmanship for 50 years from installation, with replacements provided for defective products.

Company Overview: NIBCO is a vertically integrated manufacturer with a global presence, offering a range of metal and plastic valves and fittings, operating under ISO-9001 standards.

Global Operations: NIBCO has manufacturing and distribution centers in the U.S. and international locations, ensuring seamless service and information availability.

Product Offerings: NIBCO provides a wide range of products, including PEX piping systems, thermoplastic pipe, valves, fittings, and various pressure-rated valves and actuators, along with electronic data interchange and vendor-managed inventory services.

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catalog C-CF- 1 1 1 2 a h e a d of t h e f l o w ® Copper Fittings

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Business-to-Business Solutions Look to NIBCO for technology leadership. The velocity with which e-business evolves demands that new products and services be continuously developed and introduced to keep our customers at the center of our business efforts. NIBCO provides an entire suite of business-to-business solutions that is changing the way we interact with customers. NIBCOpartner.comsm is an exclusive set of secure web applications that allow quick access to customer-specific information and online order processing. This self-service approach gives you 24/7 access to your order status putting...

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A H E A D O F T H E F L O W® www.nibco.com Revision 11/20/2012 Table of Contents Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Wrot & Cast Pressure Fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21 Cast Copper Alloy Flared Fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-24 Wrot & Cast DWV Fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-35 Engineering Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-45 Installation Instructions ....

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www.nibco.com A H E A D O F T H E F L O W® Revision 11/20/2012 Specifications All of the advantages found in copper as a metal have been capitalized to the utmost in the manufacture of NIBCO® Fittings. Because of the accuracy of construc ion and design, copper plumbing is more efficient and less expensive. t NIBCO manufactures nine general types of fittings: Wrot Pressure; Cast Pressure; Wrot Drainage; Cast Drainage; Flanges; Flared Tube; Threaded Bronze; Insert Fittings for PEX; Barbed Insert Fittings for Polybutylene. Each has its particular place and use and each offers its own advantages...

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www.nibco.com A H E A D O F T H E F L O W® Revision 11/20/2012 Wrot and Cast Pressure Fittings 600 Series – Wrot 700 Series – Cast Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8 Air Chambers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Bulkhead Fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Bushings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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www.nibco.com A H E A D O F T H E F L O W® ADAPTERS continued 704-2-H Hose Adapter Ftg x Hose – Cast NOM. SIZE APPROX. NET WT./LBS. DIM. B INCHES 0.16 15/8 3/4 F x 3/4 H NOTE: Fits /2, /8" and /4" Garden Hose. " 1 5 3 A IR CHAMBERS Revision 11/20/2012 B USHINGS B ULKHEAD FITTINGS 618 Flush Bushing Ftg x C – Wrot 750 Bulkhead Fitting C x C – Cast NOM. SIZE 1/2 3/4 1 1 1/2 2 APPROX. DIM. A DIM. B NET WT./LBS. INCHES INCHES 0.48 0.77 1.30 2.87 3.65 11/4 19/32 11/2 11/2 21/32 1 11/4 15/8 23/8 25/8 619 Air Chamber Ftg. – Wrot NOM. SIZE 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 14 APPROX. DIM. A DIM. L NET WT./LBS....

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www.nibco.com A H E A D O F T H E F L O W® Revision 11/20/2012 E LBOWS continued 707-3-5-A 90° Hy-Set Elbow C x F – Cast 707-4-6 90° Union Elbow C x M – Cast 707-6 90° Union Elbow C x C – Cast NOM. SIZE NOM. SIZE 1/2 APPROX. NET WT./LBS. DIM. C INCHES DIM. E INCHES 0.20 9/16 27/32 APPROX. NET WT./LBS. DIM. A INCHES DIM. E INCHES NOM. SIZE 0.20 0.30 0.49 0.71 1.09 15/16 13/16 11/2 113/16 15/8 111/16 3/8 1/2 3/4 1 1 1/4 15/16 17/32 111/32 121/32 APPROX. DIM. A DIM. C NET WT./LBS. INCHES INCHES 3/8 1/2 3/4 1 1 1/4 13/16 5/16 15/16 0.17 0.25 0.39 0.64 0.94 7/16 9/16 117/32 121/32 119/32 23...

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www.nibco.com A H E A D O F T H E F L O W® Revision 9/12/2011 P LUGS S TRAPS & HANGERS TEES 616 Fitted Plug Ftg - Wrot 623 Copper Hanger Strap 705 Baseboard Tee C x F x C – Cast NOM. SIZE APPROX. NET WT./LBS. DIM. A INCHES / / 5/ 32 0.012 0.02 0.05 3/8 1/2 3/4 1 16 3 32 SIZE APPROX. NET WT./LBS. 3/4" Wide x 25 Ft. Roll 1.93 R ETURN BENDS NOM. SIZE APPROX. DIMENSIONS NET WT. INCHES LBS. C D E 1/2 x 1/8 x 3/4 1/2 x 1/8 x 1/2 3/4 x 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 1/8 x 3/4 1 x 1/8 x 1 1 1/4 x 1/8 x 1 1/4 0.15 0.11 0.30 0.19 0.32 0.51 7/16 7/16 5/8 9/16 23/32 7/8 9/16 11/16 7/16 9/16 3/4 13/16 9/16 11/16 23/32...

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www.nibco.com A H E A D O F T H E F L O W® Revision 11/20/2012 Cast Copper Alloy Flared Fittings 100 Series – Heavy Flared 500 Series – Flared Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Couplings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elbows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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www.nibco.com A H E A D O F T H E F L O W® A DAPTERS Revision 11/20/2012 E LBOWS C OUPLINGS 104 Heavy Flared Adapter FL x M – Cast NOM. SIZE 3/4 1 APPROX. NET WT./LBS. 0.71 1.05 507 Flared 90° Elbow FL x FL – Cast DIM. L INCHES 1/2 2 31/4 NOM. SIZE 101 Heavy Flared Coupling FL x FL – Cast NOM. SIZE 3/4 1 APPROX. NET WT./LBS. DIM. B INCHES 0.54 0.88 1.59 5.58 15/8 197/16 23/32 37/8 1/2 3/4 1 2 DIM. L INCHES 0.98 1.63 APPROX. NET WT./LBS. 313/16 55/16 503 Flared Adapter FL x F – Cast NOM. SIZE 1/2 3/4 1 1 1/2 2 APPROX. NET WT./LBS. DIM. B INCHES 0.36 0.49 0.93 1.98 3.27 119/32 121/32 27/32...

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A H E A D O F T H E F L O W® www.nibco.com NUTS 500 Tube Nut – Cast NOM. SIZE 3/4 1 APPROX. DIM. B DIM. L NET WT./LBS. INCHES INCHES 0.24 0.28 11/16 13/8 11/2 17/8 T EES 511 Flared Tee FL x FL x FL – Cast NOM. SIZE 1/2 3/4 1 APPROX. DIMENSIONS NET WT. INCHES LBS. B D K 0.66 15/8 15/8 15/8 1.21 2 2 2 2.00 25/8 25/8 25/8 C onsult price sheet for Made to Order items and for minimum order quantities. 24 NIBCO INC. WORLD HEADQUARTERS • 1516 MIDDLEBURY ST. • ELKHART, IN 46516-4740 • USA • PH: 1.800.234.0227 TECH SERVICES PH: 1.888.446.4226 • FAX: 1.888.234.0557 • INTERNATIONAL OFFICE PH: +1.574.295.3327...

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