The 90-degree elbow features a solder cup and female NPT thread. The fitting provides a means of changing the pipeline direction 90 degrees, as well as adapting from a solder connection to a threaded connection. Please refer to NIBCO technical data sheets and catalogs for engineering and installation information. In addition to its inherent qualities of beauty, durability and low maintenance, copper's reusability makes it an ideal application in sustainable projects. NIBCO® copper fittings are manufactured in an ISO 9001 certified facility, and backed by a 50-year limited warranty. Because of its longstanding reputation for innovation and precision in design and manufacturing, NIBCO is the preferred brand in the industry.
Copper Fittings Installation Instructions
- Dezincification resistant
- Use in U.S. drinking water applications is prohibited after January 3, 2014
- ASTM B584 Alloy C84400
- Material and workmanship per ASME B16.18
Copper Fittings Installation Instructions
Manufacturer Resources
Product Specs
- All Basic Material:
- Bronze
- Classification:
- Solder Pressure Elbows
- End Connection:
- Threaded
- Fitting Bend Angle:
- 90 Deg (1/4 Bend)
- Metal End Connection Type:
- C x F (NPT)
- Product Group:
- Fitting
- Product Type:
- Solder Pressure Elbows
- System Use:
- Commercial Plumbing, Fire Protection, Heating, HVAC, Industrial, Irrigation, Residential Plumbing
- Product Subgroup:
- Elbow
- Department:
- Plumbing
Nibco B064450 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) What kind of connections does the Nibco 707-3 90-degree elbow have on each end?
One end is a solder cup that takes copper tube, the other is a female NPT thread. So the 707-3 turns the line 90 degrees and converts from sweat to threaded in one fitting, which is what you want going into a valve, a gauge, or a threaded appliance connection.
2) Does the Nibco 707-3 come in reducing sizes, or only same-size ends?
Both. Straight sizes run 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 3/4, 1, 1-1/4, 1-1/2 and 2 inch. Reducing combinations are 3/8 x 1/2, 1/2 x 3/4, 1/2 x 3/8, 1/2 x 1/4, 3/4 x 1, 1-1/4 x 3/4, 1 x 3/4 and 1 x 1/2. That lets you drop from a 1 inch sweat line straight to a 1/2 inch female thread without a separate bushing.
3) Is the Nibco 707-3 acceptable for a fire protection or commercial hydronic job spec?
Material and workmanship are per ASME B16.18, with the casting to ASTM B584 alloy C84400, and Nibco manufactures these in an ISO 9001 certified facility. Listed system uses include commercial plumbing, fire protection, heating, HVAC, industrial and irrigation. Confirm the drawing does not call for a lead-free potable fitting, since this alloy is barred from U.S. drinking water service.
4) What is the Nibco 707-3 elbow made of, and will it hold up in a system with aggressive water?
Cast bronze, ASTM B584 alloy C84400, and it is dezincification resistant. That matters on hydronic and industrial loops where a high-zinc brass fitting can lose zinc over time and fail at the threads.
5) Should I use a C x F elbow or a straight adapter plus a regular copper elbow?
Use the C x F elbow when the direction change and the sweat-to-thread transition happen at the same point, which is most of the time at a valve, pump, or equipment tapping. It saves a joint and takes up less room in a tight chase. Two separate fittings only make sense if you need the thread offset away from the turn. The 707-3 covers the combined case in 1/4 through 2 inch.
6) How do I order the right Nibco 707-3 elbow by part number?
Order by the pipe size and its Nibco MPN. Common ones: 1/2 inch is B063850, 3/4 inch is B064150, 1 inch is B064450, 1-1/4 inch is B064700, 1-1/2 inch is B065050 and 2 inch is B065350. On reducing sizes the sweat cup is named first, so 1 x 1/2 (B064600) is a 1 inch solder cup to a 1/2 inch female NPT.
7) Can I solder the Nibco 707-3 with the threaded fitting already made up?
Don't. Heat travels through the cast bronze body, so make the solder joint first and let the fitting cool before you thread anything into the female NPT end. Nibco publishes copper fitting installation instructions covering joint prep and heating for these fittings.
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