Five advantages of grooved pipe fitting

The benefits of grooved pipe fittings include not only quick and easy installation, but they are safer than any other method of pipe joining. As a manufacturer of grooved fittings, I would like to introduce to you through this article what are the top five advantages of grooved fittings?

1. Safer workplace

The benefits of grooved pipe fittings include not only quick and easy installation, but they are safer than any other method of pipe connection. Grooved mechanical fittings can be installed without flames, eliminating the fire hazards typically associated with soldering/copper or soft soldering. Therefore, welding requires personal protection of the eyes, hands, feet and body. Welding activities also require fire supervision during and after the work, which can slow down the construction schedule and increase costs.

2. Accommodates expansion and contraction of piping systems

The grooved pipe connection method conforms to industry practice in adapting to the thermal expansion and contraction of piping systems. At the same time, it offers design flexibility, reduces stress on mechanical piping systems, and provides a more compact, easier to inspect, and more efficient installation method than other piping connection methods.

3. Reduced downtime

Avoiding disruption to building occupants while minimizing cost overruns associated with night and weekend work can be a challenge in retrofit projects. Grooved mechanical duct connection systems can solve these problems as a reliable alternative to welding and flanging. The widely accepted flameless technology is quick and easy to install and maintain, providing compatibility between new system designs and existing systems reducing downtime.

4. Lower total installation cost

Although the upfront material cost may be higher than welding, the benefits of grooving are reduced labor time and labor costs. Based on the elimination of welding and the need for highly skilled and relatively expensive labor, the assembly of mechanically coupled systems reduces labor time as well as labor costs. Big data shows that jobs requiring welding applications require an average of 45% of the labor time and much higher labor rates than trench pipe solutions.

5. Easy and fast installation

Trench mechanical piping is faster to install than any other piping connection method because only the gasket and fitting housing need to be positioned to the trench pipe end. The bolts and nuts are tightened with standard hand tools. After installation, most systems with grooves can be visually inspected. Installation is easier, faster and easier to inspect.

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