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Viega ProPress has helped installers across the world reduce
installation time, save money and increase reliability on the job site.
Built to last, Viega fittings are heavier than Type K copper and are
available in sizes ranging from ½" to 4" in both copper and Zero
Lead bronze. Viega’s patented Smart Connect feature identifies
unpressed connections during pressure testing so that they are not
missed. Only Viega offers the Smart Connect feature.
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
• Connections are made in four to seven seconds
• Ensures a consistent, strong, reliable, watertight seal
• 50-year written warranty for non industrial and
non marine applications
• Allows installers to join wet connections, making it the fastest
solution for maintenance and repair
• Adaptable for any commercial, industrial or residential applications,
whether new or retrofit
• Eliminates need for tanks, hoses, threading equipment, solder
and flux
• Helps keep installations on or ahead of schedule
• Meets or exceeds the most rigorous codes and standards in
North America
CODES AND STANDARDS
• NSF/ANSI 61: Drinking Water System Components – Health Effects
• NSF/ANSI 61G: Lead Content Evaluation Procedure to meet
≤0.25% average lead content
• UL: Underwriters Laboratories
• ABS: American Bureau of Shipping
• CSA International: Canadian Standards Association
• IPC: International Plumbing Code
• UPC: Uniform Plumbing Code
• PHCC: National Standard Plumbing Code
• NFPA 13, 13D and 13R: Fire Sprinkler Applications
• FM: FM Global
ZERO LEAD
References to Zero Lead throughout this publication means product
meeting the requirements of NSF 61-G through testing under
NSF/ ANSI Standard 372 (0.25% or less percent maximum weighted
average lead content). A few states already require meeting those
requirements for plumbing fittings used in cooking and drinking
water systems and federal law taking effect January 1, 2014 will
make the requirements applicable to all states.
NOTE
A Green Dot on a Viega ProPress fitting indicates an
EPDM sealing element
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