Some Common Fitting for Piping Solutions

Whether you are a plumber or DIY-er, you certainly need pipes and fitting to install a proper piping systems at home or residence. If you are still among the novices, it is always better to know about the same so that it can help you while you install the pipe plumbing systems at home or your commercial premises. A fitting is simply used in the pipe plumbing systems in order to connect a number of straight pipe or tubing sections in order to adapt several diverse sizes or shapes and for several other purposes like regulating or measuring the flow of fluid. Plumbing is simply meant to convey the water or gas from one place to the other. Well, let’s come straight and find out certain common type of fittings for your piping solutions as under:

Some Common Fitting for Piping Solutions 

Elbow: 

It is a fitting, which is installed in between two different pipes or tubes, which allow the change in direction. These are machined for butt, threaded and welding or socketed, etc.

Coupling: It helps in connecting two pipes to each other, when the pipes are of two different sizes. These are also called as reducer, adapter or reducing coupling.

Union: 

These are similar to coupling except the fact that these are designed to instant and simple disconnection of the pipes for fixture replacement or maintenance.

Reducer: It helps in changing the pipe size in order to meet the hydraulic flow requirement of the said system in order to adapt the current piping of various sizes.

Tee: 

It is among the common fitting, which is found in a female thread sockets, with all solvent weld sockets.

Valves:

These are equipment, which helps in regulating or stopping the flow of the passing liquid. These categorised as per the application and types of the flow.