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Model: NBC-705-LF
The baseboard tee features two solder cups and an FNPT outlet. The fitting provides a means of attaching a 1/8-inch vent to the system to bleed out air. Please refer to NIBCO technical data sheets...
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The tee features solder cups on the run and male NPT threads on the branch. This fitting allows for a connection to be made in continuous pipeline and branch out to a different direction while 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
- Lead-free*
- Silicon Performance Bronze® alloy
- ASME B16.18 design standards
- NSF/ANSI/CAN-61 and 372
Copper Fittings Installation Instructions
Manufacturer Resources
NIBCO Copper Fittings Catalog
Product Specs
- All Application(s):
- Lead-Free
- All Basic Material:
- Lead-Free
- Classification:
- Solder Pressure Tees
- End Connection:
- Threaded
- Metal End Connection Type:
- C x C x M (NPT)
- Product Group:
- Fitting
- Product Type:
- Solder Pressure Tees
- System Use:
- Commercial Plumbing, Fire Protection, Heating, HVAC, Industrial, Irrigation, Residential Plumbing, Lead Free*
- Type of Tee:
- Straight Size;Threaded
- Product Subgroup:
- Tee
- Department:
- Plumbing
- Product Width:
- 1.65 in
- Product Weight:
- 0.142 lb
- Product Length:
- 1.78 in
- Product Height:
- 0.85 in
Nibco B15440L – Frequently Asked Questions
1) What connections does the Nibco 713-LF tee have on each opening?
Two solder cups on the run and male NPT threads on the branch, listed as C x C x M (NPT). You sweat the run into the copper line and thread the branch outlet into female pipe thread, so it's the fitting to use when you need to leave a soldered main and pick up a threaded takeoff.
2) Is the Nibco 713-LF tee lead-free and approved for potable water?
It's a lead-free fitting in Silicon Performance Bronze alloy, listed to NSF/ANSI/CAN-61 and 372, which are the drinking water contact and lead content standards. It's also dezincification resistant, which matters on bronze in aggressive water.
3) What size is the Nibco 713-LF tee and what is the part number?
It's a 1/2 inch straight-size tee, Nibco MPN B15440L. Straight size means all three openings are the same nominal 1/2 inch, so the branch is not reduced.
4) Can I use this bronze tee on heating and HVAC lines, or is it water supply only?
Approved system uses cover commercial and residential plumbing, heating, HVAC, fire protection, industrial and irrigation. It's a solder pressure tee, so it goes in pressure piping rather than DWV.
5) Should I use a bronze C x C x M tee or a wrot copper tee with a separate male adapter?
The 713-LF combines both in one body: soldered run, male NPT branch. Using a plain copper tee plus a male adapter adds a joint and a soldered-to-threaded transition point in the branch. The one-piece bronze tee removes that joint, and the Performance Bronze alloy is dezincification resistant, which is why the threaded leg is bronze rather than thin wrot copper.
6) What design standard does the Nibco 713-LF tee meet for spec submittals?
It's built to ASME B16.18 design standards, the standard for cast copper alloy solder joint pressure fittings, and carries NSF/ANSI/CAN-61 and 372. Manufacturing is in an ISO 9001 certified facility.
7) Do I need thread sealant on the branch of this tee, and can I solder the run with the threads made up?
The branch is male NPT, so it needs pipe dope or PTFE tape on the taper threads. Best practice is to solder the two run cups first and let the fitting cool before threading the branch, so heat isn't carried into the sealant or a downstream valve. Nibco publishes copper fittings installation instructions for the soldering procedure.
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