Common Plumbing Fittings: Type Description Photo Pipe Nipple
Common Plumbing Fittings: Type Description Photo Pipe Nipple
Common Plumbing Fittings: Type Description Photo Pipe Nipple
Short
Small amount of pipe exists (Shoulder)
Nipple
Long
Larger amount of bare pipe exists
Nipple
Extension
Male threaded at one end
Piece
Return
Alters the direction of its center line 180 degrees
Bend
Cleanout
Raised square heads – plastic/brass; brass-
Plug
metallic fittings
(Ferrule)
Double
Wye; Long
Double
Wye;
Single Wye
Siamese
Connected to a hydrant/same nozzle/ hose fitting
Connectio
with clapper valves
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Automatic
Standpipe Operates automatically by opening a hose valve
System
Manually-
operated
Remote control device at each hose station
Standpipe
System
Dry
Having no permanent water inside the pipe
Standpipe