Elkhart Products Corporation (EPC) TECTITE Slip Coupling - Manual (Page 4)

GUIDE TO INSTALLATION
OF TECTITE SLIP COUPLINGS
Publication Date: May 15, 2008
Revision BB
General Installation Guidelines
Health and Safety Warning!
o Do not insert anything into the TECTITE grab ring mechanism other than water
tube, it may not release! This warning includes human body parts and is
critical to your health and personal safety. Seek emergency medical service if
you become entangled in the grab ring mechanism.
To ensure that the fittings stay clean, and the o-ring is protected from damage, never remove the fitting from
its package until immediately prior installation.
Heat should not be applied to TECTITE fittings, either directly or indirectly.
TECTITE fittings should not be installed in soldered or brazed piping systems until after the components have
been allowed to cool. The plumbing system should be cool to the touch at the time of installation.
CAUTION, BE PATIENT, BURN HAZARD!
Soldering or brazing should not be done within 12” of a TECTITE fitting.
DO NOT USE ANY ADDITIONAL LUBRICANTS, OR SEALING COMPOUNDS WITH TECTITE FITTINGS.
Clean water may be used as a lubricant, when permitted by local plumbing codes.
EPC recommends the use of a good quality tube cutter with a sharp wheel. This will create a tube end that is
ideal for chamfering. A consistent chamfer width, free of burrs, is required to produce a proper TECTITE
fitting to tube joint. Failure to do so voids any and all warranties.
EPC does not recommend the use of a saw to cut tube. If you do use a saw, select a fine toothed blade.
Take care to ensure that the tube end is cut square, de-burred, and then carefully chamfered per installation
instructions at the ID and OD of the tube.
Failure to chamfer the tube end at the inside diameter creates a situation that generates flow turbulence in
plumbing systems. Turbulence, in turn, creates flow noise and the possibility for corrosion of the TECTITE
fitting, plumbing tube, or both. Failure to chamfer the tube end at the inside diameter voids any and all
warranties.
Wipe the tube end to remove all dirt and debris. This prevents damage to the o-ring when inserting the tube.
TECTITE fittings may be removed and re-used with tube ends prepared as described in this installation
manual.
TECTITE fittings may be closely spaced without affecting joint performance provided tube insertion depth
requirements are met.