bronze fittings and copper fittings
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MACPLUMB
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Check my reply on the ridgid forum as i am not going to retype it all here !
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Jimbo
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[h=2]By the magic of cut an paste, here is jerrymacs dissertation!
For DIYfun, you may be confusing wrot copper or cast copper fittings, with brass , or bronze. No problem using ANY of those. Brass is more expensive, bronze fittings are not readily sold in this market and would be VERY expensive.
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For DIYfun, you may be confusing wrot copper or cast copper fittings, with brass , or bronze. No problem using ANY of those. Brass is more expensive, bronze fittings are not readily sold in this market and would be VERY expensive.
you have your terms mixed up, plumbers do not use bronze pipe fittings they use " brass " fittings
if i am running a copper water system then i use all copper fittings
but if you are talking about a hydronic heating system then i might use brass fittings
the main difference between the two is cost as the brass cost more
on the other hand if i was trying to finish a solder job and all i had was brass fittings then i would use them rather then taking time to go get copper fittings
if i am running a copper water system then i use all copper fittings
but if you are talking about a hydronic heating system then i might use brass fittings
the main difference between the two is cost as the brass cost more
on the other hand if i was trying to finish a solder job and all i had was brass fittings then i would use them rather then taking time to go get copper fittings
MACPLUMB
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Thank you JIMBO
for the assit should of thought of that myself
for the assit should of thought of that myself
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The cast bronze is the label I copied from Lowes.
I found all the tees in my existing hot water heating system are "cast bronze". I noticed those "cast bronze" tees are more expensive. The copper tees are easier to solder and cheapier. So I was thinking there must be a reason for a plumber to use hard to handle and more expensive fittings.
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quote; So I was thinking there must be a reason for a plumber to use hard to handle and more expensive fittings.
Not really. He may just have them handy, and some specific hydronic fittings only come in cast brass/bronze. Just because Lowes CALLS them cast bronze, does not necessarily mean that is what they are.
Not really. He may just have them handy, and some specific hydronic fittings only come in cast brass/bronze. Just because Lowes CALLS them cast bronze, does not necessarily mean that is what they are.
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Ballvalve
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Typically, nowadays, you get a cast bronze or brass fitting that is a transition or has attachments that would cost more to fabricate onto a copper tube. Also, copper does not like to be threaded and machined.
http://plumbing.hardwarestore.com/52-332-brass-sweat-fittings/brass-elbow-with-drain-cap-251819.aspx
And here is the bible telling you the metalllurgy and apps of cast fittings:
http://www.copper.org/applications/plumbing/techref/tpf_stds/fttgs_stds.html
http://plumbing.hardwarestore.com/52-332-brass-sweat-fittings/brass-elbow-with-drain-cap-251819.aspx
And here is the bible telling you the metalllurgy and apps of cast fittings:
http://www.copper.org/applications/plumbing/techref/tpf_stds/fttgs_stds.html
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