Install Instructions

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3 Handling Instructions _____________________________________ 32
3.1 Transport ____________________________________________ 32
3.2 Storage ______________________________________________ 32
4 Installation Instructions ___________________________________ 33
4.1 Check System Components ____________________________ 33
4.1.1 Changing the Sealing Element ____________________ 33
4.1.1.1 ½" to 2" Fittings ________________________ 33
4.1.1.2 2½" to 4" Fittings ______________________ 34
4.2 Installing and Mounting the Tube ________________________ 36
4.2.1 Pipe Hangers and Supports ______________________ 36
4.3 Space Requirements and Intervals _______________________ 36
4.3.1 Transition Fittings _______________________________ 37
4.3.1.1 Threaded Connections __________________ 37
4.3.1.2 Flange Connections ____________________ 37
4.3.2 Minimum Distance between Fittings _______________ 37
4.3.3 ProPress Jaws Clearance Requirements ___________ 37
4.3.4 ProPress Rings Clearance Requirements ___________ 39
4.4 Soldering or Brazing ___________________________________ 41
4.4.1 Using ProPress Stainless In Line with Existing Fittings __ 41
4.4.2 Soldering or Brazing In Line with Existing ProPress
Stainless Fitting ________________________________ 41
4.5 Welding _____________________________________________ 42
4.5.1 Welding Adjacent to a Press Fitting ________________ 42
4.6 Cutting the Tube ______________________________________ 43
4.7 Deburring the Tube ____________________________________ 43
4.8 Pressing the Fitting ____________________________________ 44
4.8.1 Viega ProPress Stainless ½" to 2" Installation _______ 44
4.8.2 Viega ProPress Stainless 2½" to 4" Installation ______ 47
4.9 Pressure Testing ______________________________________ 50
4.10 Disposal _____________________________________________ 50
5 Limited warranty _________________________________________ 51
5.1 Limited Warranty for Viega ProPress Fittings and Valves _____ 51
5.2 Limited Warranty for Viega Metal Systems for Industrial
Applications __________________________________________ 52
5.3 Limited Warranty for Viega Marine Applications ____________ 54
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