Viega 95845 MegaPress 90° street elbow Smart Connect technology 304 stainless steel, 1-1/4'' x 1-1/4''

Yes. MegaPress fittings press onto carbon steel pipe, and the 95845 is sized 1-1/4 inch x 1-1/4 inch, so it fits standard 1-1/4 inch black iron or carbon steel pipe. The body is 304 stainless steel. No threading, cutting oil, or torch work is needed at the joint.

Smart Connect is a feature of the sealing element that leaks visibly when the joint has not been pressed, so you can find a missed connection during pressure test instead of after the walls close up. On a retrofit with dozens of joints in a mechanical room that is the difference between a quick test and chasing a hidden leak. The 95845 is a 90 degree street elbow with Smart Connect technology.

Use the street elbow when the turn lands directly against another fitting, such as off a tee, a valve adapter, or a second elbow. The 95845 has a press socket on one end and a fitting (FTG) end on the other, so it inserts straight into the next press fitting with no coupling and no short pipe nipple. If both sides of the turn are pipe runs, a press x press 90 is the right part instead.

The 95845 body is 304 stainless steel, which holds up better than bare carbon steel in damp mechanical rooms and does not depend on a coating to resist surface corrosion. It is the same material choice Viega uses across the MegaPress stainless line, so fittings on the same system match. The fitting is made in Germany.