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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
- 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 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
- Type of Tee:
- Straight Size;Threaded
- Product Subgroup:
- Tee
- Department:
- Plumbing
- Product Width:
- 1.46 in
- Product Height:
- 0.73 in
- Product Weight:
- 0.142 lb
- Product Length:
- 1.88 in
Nibco B154400 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) What kind of connections does the Nibco 713 tee have on each opening?
Two solder cups on the run and a male NPT thread on the branch, which is what the C x C x M designation means. You sweat the run into copper tube and thread the branch into a female NPT fitting, valve, or nipple. It is the fitting to use when you need to break out of a soldered copper line into a threaded connection without adding an extra adapter.
2) Can I use the Nibco 713 C x C x M tee on a potable water line?
No. This cast bronze tee is prohibited for use in U.S. drinking water applications after January 3, 2014. It is intended for non-potable service such as heating, HVAC, fire protection, industrial, and irrigation piping. For potable domestic water you need a fitting that meets current lead-free requirements.
3) What size copper pipe does the Nibco 713 tee fit?
It is offered in 1/2 inch, and it is a straight size tee, so the run cups and the threaded branch are all the same nominal size. The solder cups take nominal 1/2 inch copper tube and the branch is 1/2 inch male NPT.
4) Is the Nibco 713 tee cast bronze or wrought copper, and does it matter?
Cast bronze, ASTM B584 alloy C84400, made to ASME B16.18 for material and workmanship. Cast bodies are what you get on fittings with machined threads because the thread needs the wall thickness; wrought copper fittings are used where every end is a solder cup. The alloy is dezincification resistant, which matters on threaded joints in hot water and heating loops.
5) Which systems is the Nibco 713 bronze tee approved for?
Nibco lists it for commercial plumbing, residential plumbing, fire protection, heating, HVAC, industrial, and irrigation systems. Keep in mind the drinking water restriction: the plumbing uses it covers are non-potable ones after January 3, 2014.
6) Do I need Teflon tape or dope on the branch of this Nibco tee?
The branch is a male NPT thread, so it is sealed with a thread sealant or PTFE tape the same as any tapered pipe thread; the sealant is not supplied with the fitting. The two run ends are solder cups and need solder and flux instead. Order tape or dope and solder separately.
7) What is the right order of operations when soldering a tee that has a threaded branch?
Make the soldered run joints first while the fitting is empty, then let it cool before threading anything into the branch. Heat travels through the cast bronze body, so a plastic or gasketed item screwed into the male NPT branch before sweating can be damaged. Nibco publishes copper fitting installation instructions for the full procedure.
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