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18468 Viega ProPress reducer Smart Connect technology Copper, 2'' x 3/4''
Manufacturer Resources
Product Specs
- Connection Type:
- P1 x P2
- Country Of Origin:
- Made In Germany
- Material Type:
- Copper
- Product Dimension:
- 2'' x 3/4''
- Department:
- Plumbing
- Product Group:
- Plumbing Fittings
- Product Subgroup:
- Reducers
- Product Type:
- Reducer
- Product Length:
- 2.594"
- Product Height:
- 2.594"
- Product Weight:
- 0.553 lbs
- Product Width:
- 4.016"
Viega 18468 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) Does the Viega ProPress 18468 reducer need soldering, or is it a press fitting?
It's a press fitting, no torch. The 18468 is a copper ProPress reducer with press ends on both sides, so you cut, deburr, mark depth, insert the tube and press with a ProPress tool and the correct jaw for each size. Nothing about it is meant to be soldered or threaded.
2) What size copper tube does the Viega 18468 reducer connect?
It takes 2 inch copper tube on the large end and 3/4 inch on the small end, both press connections. That's a three-size drop in one fitting, so you don't need to stack a 2 x 1-1/2 and a 1-1/2 x 3/4 to get down to a branch run.
3) What is Smart Connect on a Viega ProPress reducer and why does it matter on inspection?
Smart Connect is the feature that makes an unpressed joint leak during pressure test instead of hiding. On the 18468, a connection you skipped shows itself when the system is charged, so you find it at test rather than after the walls close. It is the main reason contractors run ProPress on jobs with a lot of joints.
4) Is the Viega 18468 a coupling-style reducer or does it have a fitting end?
Both ends are press sockets, listed as P1 x P2, so it is a reducing coupling that accepts tube on either side. If your layout calls for one end to slip into another fitting socket, this is not that part, you'd want a reducer with a fitting-end (FTG) configuration instead.
5) Can I press the Viega 18468 with one jaw, or do I need two?
Two. The ends are different sizes, 2 inch and 3/4 inch, so each joint gets pressed with the jaw matched to that tube size. The 2 inch end on Viega ProPress is pressed with a press ring and actuator rather than a standard jaw, so make sure that tooling is on the truck before you cut the 2 inch main.
6) Will the Viega 18468 reducer work on PEX or CPVC?
No. It's a copper fitting with copper press ends, sized for 2 inch and 3/4 inch copper tube. PEX or CPVC needs its own system fitting and a transition, this one won't seal on either.
7) Where is the Viega ProPress 18468 reducer manufactured?
Germany. It's a Viega-manufactured copper press reducer, part number 18468, which matters on spec jobs where the submittal calls out the manufacturer by name rather than an equal.
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Does the Viega 18468 come with a warranty?
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