Install Instructions

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IM-PP 599834 0320 ProPress Stainless
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1 About this Document ______________________________________ 6
1.1 Disclaimer ____________________________________________ 6
1.2 Symbols Used _________________________________________ 7
2 Product Information _______________________________________ 8
2.1 ProPress 304 FKM and 316 Systems _____________________ 8
2.2 Safety ________________________________________________ 8
2.3 Approved Applications __________________________________ 9
2.3.1 Commercial and Residential _____________________ 11
2.3.2 Industrial and Plant Operations ___________________ 11
2.3.3 Fire Protection Systems _________________________ 11
2.3.4 Design Services ________________________________ 11
2.4 Product Description ___________________________________ 12
2.4.1 Overview ______________________________________ 12
2.4.2 Listing, Certi󶈵cations, and/or Recognitions _________ 12
2.4.3 Codes and Standards ___________________________ 12
2.4.4 Tubing ________________________________________ 13
2.4.5 Press Fittings __________________________________ 13
2.4.5.1 Viega ProPress Stainless ½" to 2" Fittings _ _ 13
2.4.5.2 Viega ProPress Stainless 2½" to 4" Fittings _ 13
2.4.5.3 FKM Sealing Element ___________________ 14
2.4.5.4 EPDM Sealing Element__________________ 14
2.4.5.5 Cylindrical Guides ______________________ 14
2.4.5.6 Fitting Markings ________________________ 15
2.4.5.7 Viega Smart Connect Technology _________ 16
2.4.6 Marking on Tubing _____________________________ 16
2.5 General Installation Requirements ________________________ 17
2.5.1 Required Tools _________________________________ 17
2.5.2 Expansion _____________________________________ 17
2.5.3 Electrical Bonding ______________________________ 18
2.5.4 Exposure to Freezing Temperatures _______________ 18
2.5.5 Underground Installations ________________________ 18
2.5.6 Concealed Spaces _____________________________ 19
2.5.7 Corrosion Protection ____________________________ 19
2.5.7.1 Mixed Installations ______________________ 19
2.5.8 Pressure Surges _______________________________ 19
2.5.9 Rotating a Pressed Fitting _______________________ 20
2.5.10 De󶈶ection _____________________________________ 20
2.5.10.1 Controlling De󶈶ection ___________________ 20
2.6 ProPress Stainless Flow Data ___________________________ 21
2.6.1 Flow Rate, Velocity, and Friction Loss (Water) _______ 22
2.6.2 Fitting Friction Loss _____________________________ 31
2.6.3 Maximum Span/Minimum Rod Diameter ___________ 31