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2. National pipe thread - Wikipedia

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   National Pipe Taper Fuel (NPTF, also called Dryseal American National Standard Taper Pipe Thread, defined by ASME B1.20.3) is designed to provide a more leak-free seal without the use of PTFE tape (often referred to by the popular brand name "Teflon") or another sealant compound.

3. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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   Copper fittings for soldered joints. Pipe fittings: 1) Copper (solder); 2) Iron or brass (threaded); 3) Brass (compression); 4) Brass (compression to solder); 5) Brass adapters. PVC fittings. A fitting or adapter is used in pipe systems to connect sections of pipe (designated by nominal size, with greater tolerances of variance) or tube ...

4. Threaded pipe - Wikipedia

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   The threaded pipes used in some plumbing installations for the delivery of gases or liquids under pressure have a tapered thread that is slightly conical (in contrast to the parallel sided cylindrical section commonly found on bolts and leadscrews). The seal provided by a threaded pipe joint depends upon multiple factors: the labyrinth seal ...

5. British Standard Pipe - Wikipedia

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   British Standard Pipe. British Standard Pipe (BSP) is a set of technical standards for screw threads that has been adopted internationally for interconnecting and sealing pipes and fittings by mating an external (male) thread with an internal (female) thread. It has been adopted as standard in plumbing and pipe fitting, except in North America ...

6. Gender of connectors and fasteners - Wikipedia

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   Left: A male threaded pipe, Right: a female threaded elbow. In plumbing fittings, the "M" or "F" usually comes at the beginning rather than the end of the abbreviated designation. For example: MIPT denotes male iron pipe thread; FIPT denotes female iron pipe thread. A short length of pipe having an MIP thread at both ends is sometimes called a ...

7. Nipple (plumbing) - Wikipedia

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   Nipple. In plumbing and piping, a nipple is a fitting, consisting of a short piece of pipe, usually provided with a male pipe thread at each end, for connecting two other fittings. The length of the nipple is usually specified by the overall length with thread. It may have a hexagonal section in the center for a wrench to grasp (sometimes ...