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3.0 TECHNICAL DATA
TUBE COMPATIBILITY AND APPLICATIONS

FITTING AND TUBE COMPATABILITY
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Tube/pipe type Chromium
Copper Stainless Carbon Copper Gas Stainless Gas Solar
Plated
Copper tube** P - - - P - P
Chromium plated copper tube - P - - - - -

Stainless steel tube - - P - - P -

Carbon steel tube - - P * P - - -

Plastic coated carbon steel tube - - P * P - - -

It is advisable to make copper to steel connections via gunmetal/copper alloy fittings
*Heating applications only. **For XPress solar, copper tube with a maximum temperature of 200ºC.

TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
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COPPER STAINLESS CARBON COPPER GAS STAINLESS GAS SOLAR

Hot and cold water Potable water applications Vented and unvented Internal and external Above ground 2nd and Solar water heating
services where water quality and closed circuit heating applications 3rd family gas service systems
hygiene are crucial pipelines, including
Vented and unvented Chilled water applications Above ground 2nd and instances where high Synthetic oil-free
closed circuit heating Pharmaceutical, food 3rd family gas service levels of hydrogen compressed air
and health-care Synthetic oil-free pipeline sulphide make copper
Chilled water and environments compressed air unsuitable
synthetic oil-free
compressed Chilled water applications Sprinkler System
air applications applications
Sprinkler System
With chromium plated applications
finish for surface
mounted installations

For Fire Protection see XPress Sprinkler Data Book.
Contact us for other applications.

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