All of the advantages found in copper as a metal have been capitalized to the utmost in the manufacture of NIBCO® Fittings.
NIBCO manufactures nine general types of fittings: Wrot Pressure; Cast Pressure; Wrot Drainage; Cast Drainage; Flanges; Flared Tube; Threaded Bronze; Insert Fittings for PEX; Barbed Insert Fittings for Polybutylene. Each has its particular place and use and each offers its own advantages when used for the proper service requirement.
Material & Construction — NIBCO® Fittings are made from the highest quality raw materials — Cast Fittings are offered in traditional copper alloys C83600, and C84400 and high quality lead-free* dezincification-resistant (DZR) silicon brass alloy C87850 per ASTM Specification B584. Wrot Copper Fittings are made from commercially pure copper mill products already meeting current leadfree* requirements per ASTM Specifications B75 Alloy C12200. Lead Free refers to the wetted surface of pipe, fittings and fixtures in potable water systems that have a weighted average lead content 0.25%. Source: California Health & Safety Code (116875); Vermont Act 193.
NIBCO Fittings are produced to meet the requirements of applicable standards. The majority of NIBCO® brand wrot and cast fittings are manufactured in the U.S.A. and Mexico. The manufacturing plants at Stuarts Draft, VA, Nacogdoches, TX and Reynosa, Mexico are registered to ISO 9001 quality standards.
| Manufacturer: | Nibco |
| Country of origin: | United States |
