Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- About this Document
- Disclaimer
- Product Information
- Handling Instructions
- Installation Instructions
- Limited Warranty
- ProPress approved applications
- Minimum distance between press fittings
- ProPress standard jaws clearance requirements
- ProPress standard jaws clearance requirements between tube, wall, and floor
- ProPress compact jaws clearance requirements
- ProPress compact jaws clearance requirements between tube, wall, and floor
- ProPress rings dimensions
- ProPress rings with V1 Actuator clearance requirements
- ProPress rings with V2 Actuator clearance requirements
- ProPress rings with V1 Actuator clearance requirements between tube, wall, and floor
- ProPress rings with V2 Actuator clearance requirements between tube, wall, and floor
- ProPress rings with C1 Actuator clearance requirements between tube, wall, and floor
- ProPress XL-C rings dimensions
- ProPress XL-C rings clearance requirements
- ProPress XL-C rings clearance requirements between tube, wall, and floor
- Minimum distance between existing soldered or brazed fitting and ProPress fitting
- Minimum distance between existing ProPress fitting and soldered or brazed fitting
- Minimum insertion depths for ProPress ½" to 2" fittings
- Insertion depths for ProPress ½" to 2" no-stop couplings
- Insertion depths for ProPress ½" to 2" extended no-stop couplings
- Minimum insertion depths ProPress 2½" to 4" fittings
- Insertion depths for ProPress 2½" to 4" no-stop couplings
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3 Handling Instructions _____________________________________ 19
3.1 Transport ____________________________________________ 19
3.2 Storage ______________________________________________ 19
4 Installation Instructions ___________________________________ 20
4.1 Check System Components ____________________________ 20
4.1.1 Changing the Sealing Element ___________________ 20
4.1.1.1 ½" to 2" Fittings _______________________ 20
4.1.1.2 2½" to 4" Fittings ______________________ 21
4.2 Installing and Mounting the Tube ________________________ 23
4.2.1 Pipe Hangers and Supports _____________________ 23
4.3 Space Requirements and Intervals _______________________ 23
4.3.1 Transition Fittings ______________________________ 24
4.3.1.1 Threaded Connections _________________ 24
4.3.1.2 Flange Connections ____________________ 24
4.3.2 Minimum Distance between Fittings ______________ 24
4.3.3 ProPress Jaws Clearance Requirements __________ 24
4.3.4 ProPress Rings Clearance Requirements __________ 26
4.4 Soldering or Brazing ___________________________________ 28
4.4.1 Using ProPress In Line with Existing Fittings _______ 28
4.4.2 Soldering or Brazing In Line with Existing ProPress
Fitting ________________________________________ 28
4.5 Welding _____________________________________________ 29
4.5.1 Welding Adjacent to a Fitting ____________________ 29
4.6 Cutting the Tube ______________________________________ 30
4.7 Deburring the Tube ____________________________________ 30
4.8 Pressing the Fitting ____________________________________ 31
4.8.1 Viega ProPress ½" to 2" Installation _______________ 31
4.8.2 Viega ProPress 2½" to 4" Installation _____________ 34
4.9 Pressure Testing ______________________________________ 37
4.10 Disposal _____________________________________________ 37
5 Limited Warranty _________________________________________ 38
5.1 Limited Warranty for Viega ProPress Fittings and Valves _____ 38
5.2 Limited Warranty for Viega Metal Systems for Industrial
Applications __________________________________________ 39
5.3 Limited Warranty for Viega Marine Applications ____________ 41
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