Elkhart Products Corporation (EPC) TECTITE Slip Coupling - Manual (Page 2)

GUIDE TO INSTALLATION
OF TECTITE SLIP COUPLINGS
Publication Date: May 15, 2008
Revision BB
TECTITE Slip Coupling Assembly for Copper Tube
1. Remove a 2” section of the copper tube to be
repaired (Figure 1). Cut the tube using a tube
cutter, the cut should be perpendicular to the
centerline of the tube.
2. Remove burrs by chamfering the tube at the inside
and outside diameters.
3. Install the Slip Coupling by holding the fitting tightly
while inserting the tube straight into the fitting end
marked “SLIP END” with a twisting motion until the
opposite end of the fitting can be aligned with the
other tube end (Figure 2).
4. Mark the insertion depth on the other tube. Insertion
depths are printed on the product packaging or can
be referenced from the table below.
Tube Depth
½ 15/16”
¾ 1-1/8”
1 1-5/16”
5. On the tube already inserted into the coupling, place
a TECTITE Removal Tool around the tube with the
flat side placed in contact with the fitting.
6. Push the removal tool toward the fitting firmly until
the grab ring is compressed. With the removal tool
firmly held in place, use a twisting, and pulling
motion to slide the tube from the fitting, moving the
coupling toward the other tube end (Figure 3).