The PVC DWV double fixture tee features all hub connections and allows for a connection to be made in continuous pipeline and branch out to a different direction. Please refer to NIBCO technical data sheets and catalogs for engineering and installation information. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is the most frequently specified of all thermoplastic materials because of its light weight, durability, and cost-effectiveness. PVC DWV is easy to install and is joined by solvent cementing or threading. PVC fittings exhibit high corrosion and chemical resistance and will not rust, scale, pit or corrode. NIBCO® plastic fittings are backed by a 5-year limited warranty. Because of its longstanding reputation for innovation and precision in design and manufacturing, NIBCO is the preferred brand in the industry.
Plastic Fittings Installation Instructions
- Maximum service temperature 140-DegreeF
- Do not test or use with compressed air or other gases
- ASTM D2665 and D3311
- NSF/ANSI Standard 14
- NSF U.P. Certified
Plastic Fittings Installation Instructions
Manufacturer Resources
Product Specs
- All Application(s):
- DWV Drain / Waste / Vent
- All Basic Material:
- PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride
- Classification:
- PVC DWV Tees
- End Connection:
- Solvent Weld
- Pipe Schedule:
- 40
- Plastic End Connection Type:
- Hub x Hub x Hub
- Product Group:
- Fitting
- Product Type:
- PVC DWV Tees
- System Use:
- Commercial Plumbing, Residential Plumbing
- Product Subgroup:
- Tee
- Department:
- Plumbing
- Product Color:
- White
- Country Of Origin:
- United States
Nibco K277450 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) What is a double fixture tee used for in a PVC DWV system?
A double fixture tee (also called a double sanitary tee) picks up two fixture drains on opposite sides of one vertical stack at the same elevation. The Nibco 4835-B is the all-hub version, so it carries the continuous run through and branches out both directions from a single fitting. Typical use is back-to-back fixtures on either side of a common wall, back-to-back lavatories in a multi-family bath stack or a commercial restroom. It is drain, waste and vent service only, not pressure piping.
2) How do the Nibco 4835-B double fixture tee ends connect, and do I need glue or threads?
Every opening is a hub, and the joint is solvent weld. You cut and deburr the pipe, prime and cement it, and set it, no threading and no gaskets. Pipe going in is PVC schedule 40 DWV. Since all four openings are hubs rather than a spigot or a female thread, the fitting has to be built into the run with pipe on every side, it will not screw onto a trap arm or a threaded nipple.
3) What sizes does the Nibco 4835-B double fixture tee come in, including reducing configurations?
Five configurations. Straight sizes are all 2 inch and all 3 inch. Reducing patterns are 2 x 1-1/2 x 2 x 2, 2 x 1-1/2 x 1-1/2 x 1-1/2, and 3 x 2 x 3 x 3. The reducing versions let you run a full-size stack and drop to smaller branch inlets for lavatory or similar 1-1/2 inch fixture arms without adding bushings at the fitting.
4) Which double fixture tee do I order for back-to-back lavatories on a 2 inch stack?
For two 1-1/2 inch lav arms coming into a 2 inch vertical, order the 2 x 1-1/2 x 1-1/2 x 1-1/2 pattern, MPN K277550. If the stack is 2 inch and the vent above is also staying 2 inch but only one side reduces, the 2 x 1-1/2 x 2 x 2, MPN K277500, is the one. On a 3 inch stack with 2 inch fixture arms, use the 3 x 2 x 3 x 3, MPN K277650. All openings are solvent weld hubs, so size the pipe, not an adapter.
5) Does the Nibco 4835-B meet code for potable-adjacent drainage work, and what standards does it carry?
The fitting is made to ASTM D2665 and D3311, and it is certified to NSF/ANSI Standard 14 and NSF U.P. Certified. D3311 is the DWV pattern standard, which is what lets an inspector confirm the fitting geometry matches the drainage pattern called out on the drawing. That combination is what most jurisdictions and institutional specs are looking for on PVC DWV.
6) Should I use a double fixture tee or two separate sanitary tees on the stack?
Use the double fixture tee when both fixtures sit at the same elevation on opposite sides of the stack, back-to-back baths or a common wet wall. It gives you one fitting, one set of joints, and keeps both inlets at the same height. Two individual sanitary tees are the right call when the fixtures are at different heights, when only one side is being picked up, or when your local code requires the branches to be offset vertically. A double fixture tee is not a substitute for a double wye and eighth bends where a long-turn drainage pattern is required.
7) What do I need besides the tee itself to make up the joints?
The tee ships as the fitting only. You supply schedule 40 PVC DWV pipe in the matching sizes, PVC primer and PVC solvent cement, plus a deburring tool or knife to chamfer the pipe ends. Nibco publishes plastic fittings installation instructions covering cure and set times, and those times vary with pipe size and ambient temperature, so check them before pressure-testing the drain.
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