Viega 22233 ProPress tee Smart Connect technology Copper, 1-1/2'' x 1-1/4'' x 3/4''

The Viega 22233 is a copper press tee sized 1-1/2 inch x 1-1/4 inch x 3/4 inch. The run reduces from 1-1/2 to 1-1/4, and the branch drops to 3/4 inch, so it is the fitting you use where a main line steps down and you need a smaller branch takeoff at the same point. All three ends are press connections.

Pressed. All three ends of the 22233 are ProPress ends (P1 x P2 x P3), so it goes on with a press tool and the correct jaw or ring for each size, no torch and no flux. Because the sizes differ on each end, you will need jaws or rings for 1-1/2 inch, 1-1/4 inch and 3/4 inch to complete the fitting.

No extra bushings. The reduction is built into the 22233 itself: the 1-1/2 inch run end, the 1-1/4 inch run end, and the 3/4 inch branch are all pressed directly to tube of those sizes. That saves the coupling-plus-reducer stack you would otherwise build, and removes two joints from the assembly.

The 22233 is a copper ProPress fitting built for hard copper tube in the nominal sizes marked on it, 1-1/2 inch, 1-1/4 inch and 3/4 inch. Press copper fittings of this type are sized to standard copper tube outside diameters, so type L and type M tube of those nominal sizes both enter the same socket. What matters on the job is that the tube is cut square, deburred, and fully inserted to the stop before pressing.

Smart Connect is the feature designed into the sealing element of Viega ProPress fittings, including the 22233 tee, that lets an unpressed connection leak visibly during pressure testing so it gets caught before the wall closes up. It does not change the install sequence: insert the tube to the stop, mark it, and press each of the three ends. It does mean a pressure test is worth running before concealment, since an overlooked joint shows itself.

Plan around roughly 4.201 inches across, 2.594 inches long, and 3.102 inches high for the 22233 tee body. It weighs 0.73 lbs. Beyond the fitting itself, leave clearance for the press jaw to open and rotate around each of the three ends, which is usually the real constraint in a joist bay rather than the fitting size.

Yes. 22233 is the Viega manufacturer part number for the copper ProPress tee in 1-1/2 inch x 1-1/4 inch x 3/4 inch, UPC 691514222332. It is made in Germany. Order by that number if you are matching an existing submittal or restocking a truck.

No. The 22233 is a copper-bodied press tee with copper tube press sockets on all three ends. It is not a transition fitting, so it will not take carbon steel pipe or PEX. For a steel system you need a press fitting made for steel, and for PEX you need a PEX transition adapter pressed onto the copper side.