Install Instructions

Professional Plumbing Installation Guide

Section 1: The Uponor Plumbing System ......... 1

Applications ..........................................................1

Ratings, Standards, Listings and Codes .....................................2

Ratings ..........................................................2

Standards ........................................................3

Listings .........................................................3

Codes ...........................................................4

Material Designation Code ..............................................4

Tubing Identification ...................................................4

Fire-resistant Standards .................................................6

Firestop Listings .......................................................6

Applications ..........................................................6

Recirculation Systems ..............................................6

Uponor Residential Fire Safety Systems ................................7

Combined Potable-water and Hydronic-heating Systems ...................7

Section 2: Working with Uponor PEX Tubing ...... 9

General Storing and Handling of PEX Tubing ................................9

Uncoiling PEX Tubing ..................................................9

Bending PEX Tubing ...................................................9

Reforming Kinked Uponor AquaPEX® Tubing ................................9

Thawing Frozen Tubing ................................................10

PEX Handling Guidelines for use in Hot- and Cold-water Distribution Systems .....11

Section 3: ProPEX® Fitting System ............. 13

General ProPEX Connection Tips .........................................13

Milwaukee® ProPEX Expansion Tools .....................................14

With Auto Rotation (Standard Milwaukee Heads) ........................14

Without Auto Rotation (Standard Uponor Heads). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

ProPEX 201 Corded Expander Tool .......................................16

ProPEX Hand Expander Tool ............................................18

Without Auto Rotation ............................................18

With Auto Rotation ...............................................19

Making

⁄8" ProPEX Connections .........................................20

Important Tips for a Proper

⁄8" ProPEX Connection ..........................20

Disconnecting a ProPEX Brass Fitting .....................................20

Troubleshooting ProPEX Connections .....................................22

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