Brass fittings with copper tubing?
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2016 7:29 am
by seamoro
Just want to confirm something. Im plumbing the filters for gases for a GC. Im correct to say brass fitting go with copper tubing and obviously steel fitting go with steel tubing.?
Re: Brass fittings with copper tubing?
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2016 7:43 am
by Peter Apps
Yes. You can also use steel fittings on copper tube. The rule is that the fitting has to be harder than the tube. I'm assuming that were talking fittings with tapered ferrules that bite into the tube here.
Peter