What is the purpose of grooved piping & grooved fittings?
Grooved pipe couplings and fittings are used to join and pipes in both wet and dry system. They provided some flexibility in terms of movement and deflection to the piping system. The concept of grooved coupling was invented in 1925 when Victaulic design the first mechanical coupling.
What are Victaulic fittings used for?
Victaulic couplings, or mechanical grooved couplings (also called mechanical pipe joining systems), are components that join mechanical pipes together to create a watertight joint.
What is FireLock Victaulic?
FireLock full-flow elbows and tees feature CAD-developed, hydrodynamic design, affording a shorter center-to-end dimension than standard fittings. Noticeable bulge allows the water to make a smoother turn to maintain similar flow characteristics as standard full flow fittings.
What are grooved fittings?
Grooved Basics Grooved pipe joining employs a mechanical coupling—consisting of housings, an elastomeric gasket and nuts and bolts—to join grooved-end pipe, valves, fittings, equipment and accessories. The pipe groove is made by cold forming (roll grooving) or machining (cut grooving) a groove into the ends of a pipe.
Can you roll groove schedule 80 steel pipe?
Roll grooving can be used on Schedule 5 through ANSI standard wall thickness carbon steel and stainless steel, copper, and aluminum pipe or tubing, and up to schedule 80 PVC plastic pipe. Roll-grooved systems range in diameter from 3/4-in. to 60 in. in some materials.
What is the difference between cut groove and roll groove?
Roll groov- ing uses a special machine that ro- tates the end of a pipe through a roll set, displacing the metal and forming a groove on the outside surface of the pipe. Cut grooving is performed by turning the pipe on a lathe, removing metal from the outside surface of the pipe to create the groove.
What are Victaulic fittings made of?
with Victaulic W07 or W77 couplings and W741 flange adapter. Fittings shall be manufactured of ductile iron conforming to ASTM A-536, forged carbon steel conforming to ASTM A-234, or factory fabricated from carbon steel pipe conforming to ASTM A-53.
What is a grooved connection?
A grooved mechanical joining of two pipes means that a small groove is made at the end of each pipe with a grooving machine. The coupling parts, which are designed to fit in the grooves, mechanically lock the pipes together and the rubber gasket makes the connection airtight and watertight.
What is a grooved valve?
Grooved valves attach to piping with a listed and approved grooved pipe coupling and, when necessary, gasket lubricant. The grooved ends of the valve and the pipes are abutted, a gasket installed, and the remainder of the coupling is secured around the pipe.
What is cut grooved pipe?
When performing a cut groove, pipe material is physically removed from the outside diameter of the pipe, effectively cutting a groove into the pipe, which can then be attached to either side of a grooved coupling. In the 1950s, Victaulic revolutionized the industry once again with the invention of roll pipe grooving.
What kind of pipe does Victaulic pipe fittings use?
With hundreds of pipe fittings and a range of adapters and outlets in carbon steel, stainless steel, copper, HDPE, PVC/CPVC and other pipe materials, Victaulic specializes in delivering pipe fittings, adapters and outlets that not only meet but exceed customers’ demands, solving even the most daunting pipe joining challenges.
What does Victaulic do in the fire protection industry?
Known for designing and manufacturing innovative fire protection products that move the industry forward and put people to work faster, ensure reliability and are built to last, every commercial, infrastructure and industrial application benefits from protecting people and property with Victaulic solutions.
Is it safe to install Victaulic piping system?
Victaulic piping system are safe, efficient and cost-effective, eliminating hazardous welding and lowering risk during installation.
Who is the manufacturer of Victaulic sprinkler systems?
View our complete sprinkler chart . Engineered with confidence, all Victaulic fire protection systems and products are designed and manufactured by Victaulic and are FM approved and UL listed ensuring high-caliber quality.