Viega 25215 MegaPress 90° elbow Smart Connect technology Carbon steel, 1-1/4'' x 1-1/4''

The Viega 25215 is a carbon steel press fitting sized 1-1/4 inch by 1-1/4 inch, with a press connection on both ends (P1 x P2). It joins to 1-1/4 inch pipe with a press tool and jaw, so there is no threading, no cutting oil, and no hot work on the job. Both ends are press, so you are pressing into the run on each side, not transitioning to a thread.

Both ends press. The connection is listed as P1 x P2, meaning press on each end, so nothing on the 25215 threads. If you need to land on threaded pipe, valve, or equipment, you want a press by male or press by female adapter fitting in the same 1-1/4 inch size instead of this elbow.

The fitting measures 4.921 inches long, 4.921 inches wide, and 2.205 inches high, which is the body envelope of the elbow itself. Remember the press tool jaw needs clearance around the fitting on top of that, so a chase sized only to the fitting dimensions will not let you press it.

Carbon steel MegaPress fittings like the 25215 are made for black iron and carbon steel pipe systems, the kind of line you find in commercial gas, hydronic heating, compressed air, and fire protection work. Copper press fittings go on copper tube and will not join steel pipe. Pick the material of the fitting to match the material of the pipe in the wall, not to match the tool you own.

Smart Connect is the feature that lets an unpressed connection leak deliberately during pressure test, so a fitting you missed shows itself before the wall closes. On a job with dozens of 1-1/4 inch elbows like the 25215, that is how you find the one joint the crew walked past instead of discovering it after drywall.

The 25215 elbow itself makes both joints, since it is press on both ends. What it does not include is the press tool and the 1-1/4 inch jaw or ring, which is the separate piece of equipment that actually completes the connection. Pipe must be cut square and deburred before it goes in, and the sealing element inside the fitting has to be matched to what is in the line, so confirm the fitting seal suits your service before you press.

Yes, the 25215 carbon steel press elbow is made in the USA. That matters on public and institutional jobs where domestic sourcing is written into the spec, so it is worth noting on the submittal.

Each 25215 elbow weighs 1.281 lbs. For a large carbon steel press job that adds up fast on overhead supported runs, so count it into the hanger spacing and the material weight when you figure a bulk order.