Pex Pipe Expansion Fittings

Mip or 1 2 in.

Pex pipe expansion fittings. Poly expansion fittings in this category are a direct replacement for uponor wirsbo ep series poly fittings and are compatible with hepex and aquapex tubing brands as well as raupex from rehau and mr. We are leading supplier wholesaler manufacturer in canada. The pipe and the sleeve are expanded using an expansion tool. Female solder coupling model 520 k3 01 33 99.

Expansion pex fittings are specially designed to create unions of pex pipe astm f1960 systems through an expansive installation method. Where other pex connector systems can be used with any type of pex expander fittings are limited to use only with pex a. The tubing and sleeve are temporarily stretched and expanded in order to insert a fitting which is gripped securely once the tool is released and the sleeve returns to its original size. Pex a tubing is the most expensive pex tubing available.

Brass pex a expansion barb x 1 2 in. As the ring and pipe shrink back down to their original size it creates a strong durable connection that holds. Pex al pex comp x 1 2 in. Astm f1960 fittings are in many cases preferred over alternate fitting connections.

This type of fitting requires some skill to master. In an f1960 connection the installer simply uses an expansion tool to expand the pex a pipe and pex reinforcing ring before inserting a fitting. Expansion fittings use an outer plastic sleeve that fits over the pex tubing. Finally pex a is the only pex pipe manufactured specifically to allow for larger astm f1960 expansion fittings.

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Once the fitting is inserted and the tool is released a perfect bond is created between the pipe and the pex fitting. About expansion fittings expansion fittings are intended for use with pex a tubing only using expansion connection method. While you can use astm f1960 expansion fittings with pex b or pex c pipe strength tests have shown the strongest connection is between pex a pipe and expansion fittings due to the thermal and elastic memory of the pex a pipe.