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NPT fitting

Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:26 pm
by roughboy
Do (male spigot to female NPT fitting) come in metal or just PVC?

Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:29 pm
by PVC Arsenal 17
you mean a male thread x a female thread? There should be, haven't seen any though. Why?

Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:32 pm
by CS
Well if you think about it, metal isn't solvent welded. Rather its threaded in all necessary connections. So quite simply there would be no use for a Spigot component featured in metal. This is unless as 'PVC' suggested, you mis-identified the fitting in question.

Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:28 am
by MrCrowley
What about if it was used for a copper barrel, e.g a 10mm socket to a 25mm threaded end for the sprinkler valve. I have two 10mm(3/8") female socket to 20mm(3/4") female threaded end. I used 10mm copper with it, drilled a hole and threaded a screw as I don't have a copper solder, and connect that to a Black Hansen 20-25mm spigot.

Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:08 am
by sgort87
Metal spigot fittings are made. They are meant to be welded in place, just not with solvents.

Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 11:45 am
by SpudStuff
Yes, many codes around here require the PVC "female" threaded fittings to be the reinforced. That is where there is aa SS ring molded into the fitting just outside the threads. Because the threads are tapered there is pressure pushing out from both the threads and the water pressure, this can cause cracking in the joint.

Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:04 pm
by MrCrowley
sgort87 wrote:Metal spigot fittings are made. They are meant to be welded in place, just not with solvents.
I thought you can get some copper solvent welding epoxy stuff? I remember someone used that once.