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15483 Viega ProPress tee Smart Connect technology Copper, 1-1/2'' x 1-1/4'' x 1-1/4''
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Product Specs
- Connection Type:
- P1 x P2 x P3
- Material Type:
- Copper
- Product Dimension:
- 1-1/2'' x 1-1/4'' x 1-1/4''
- Department:
- Plumbing
- Product Group:
- Plumbing Fittings
- Product Subgroup:
- Tees
- Product Type:
- Tee
- Product Length:
- 2.122"
- Product Height:
- 3.067"
- Product Weight:
- 0.842 lbs
- Product Width:
- 4.646"
- Product Material:
- Copper
Viega 15483 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) What pipe sizes does the Viega 15483 ProPress tee connect?
The Viega 15483 is a reducing copper press tee sized 1-1/2 inch x 1-1/4 inch x 1-1/4 inch. The run takes 1-1/2 inch copper on one end, and the other run end plus the branch are both 1-1/4 inch, so it steps a 1-1/2 inch main down to 1-1/4 inch while taking a 1-1/4 inch branch off the same fitting.
2) Are all three ends of the Viega 15483 tee press ends, or is one threaded?
All three ends are press. The connection type is P1 x P2 x P3, meaning press on the run inlet, press on the run outlet and press on the branch. There is no thread or solder cup on this fitting, so every joint gets made with a press tool and the correct jaw or ring for that size.
3) Can I use the Viega ProPress 15483 tee on copper tubing only, or will it work on other pipe?
It is a copper fitting built for copper tube. Press fittings seal on the outside diameter of the tube against an O-ring inside the bead, so the pipe has to be copper tube in the matching nominal sizes: 1-1/2 inch on the large run end and 1-1/4 inch on the other run end and the branch. Steel, PEX and CPVC need a different fitting system.
4) What does Smart Connect mean on a Viega press tee, and why does it matter on inspection day?
Smart Connect is Viega's unpressed-connection feature: a joint that has been assembled but not pressed will leak during pressure testing so it gets found before the wall closes up. On a three-outlet fitting like the 15483 that matters more than on a coupling, because there are three separate presses to make and one is easy to miss on a crowded rack.
5) Do I need to order anything else with the Viega 15483 press tee?
The tee comes with its sealing elements installed; what you supply is the tooling and the prep. You need a press tool with jaws or a ring and actuator sized for 1-1/2 inch and for 1-1/4 inch, a tube cutter, a deburring tool and a depth marker. Copper tube in all three sizes has to be cut square, deburred and marked to full insertion depth before pressing.
6) Is a reducing press tee cheaper to install than a full-size tee with bushings?
On press systems you do not bush down the way you would on threaded pipe. The 15483 handles the reduction inside the fitting, so a 1-1/2 inch main dropping to 1-1/4 inch with a 1-1/4 inch branch is one part and three presses instead of a full-size tee plus two reducers and the extra joints that come with them. Fewer joints also means fewer places to miss a press.
7) What part number should I put on the submittal for a 1-1/2 x 1-1/4 x 1-1/4 copper press tee from Viega?
Viega model 15483, a ProPress copper reducing tee, 1-1/2 inch x 1-1/4 inch x 1-1/4 inch, made in Germany. That MPN is what to spec and what to order against.
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