Friday, May 9, 2014

Sweat - Thread - Sweat 1/2" tee

Because I can't solder three copper joints at once, I had the idea to get a tee that was two sweat joints and a threaded joint. The hope was that I could order it off of Amazon for delivery, or if I was lucky, find it in a local store. As it turns out, one local Lowes did have what I was looking for.

I learned that the terminology for this type of part is CxCxF:
http://www.amazon.com/Tee-Lead-Bronze-Size-CxCxF/dp/B0078S67E0/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1399284876&sr=8-5&keywords=cxcxf+tee

I learned that the Nibco part number for the part was 712, LF is needed in the part number for low lead if it's being used for potable water, and -12 sometimes designates a 1/2 inch part
http://www.amazon.com/Tee-Lead-Bronze-Size-CxCxF/dp/B0078S67E0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399285308&sr=8-1&keywords=Nibco+712LF-12

Here's a google search on the part number that wasn't terribly helpful:
https://www.google.com/shopping/product/9204031737976954452?q=Nibco+712+LF-12&spell=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.65788261,d.cWc,pv.xjs.s.en_US.Nq3OT-kliIg.O&biw=1213&bih=608&tch=1&ech=1&psi=lmVnU6fPOs_KsQTBkYKoBg.1399285144010.7&prds=hsec:online&ei=wGVnU5i2CurMsQTk1IHoBQ&ved=0CEUQ2SswAA

Based on the part number, it turns out that Lowes has it, but it's misfiled as a 1-1/2" part. Inspection of the listing seems to show that it's really a 1/2" part, even though the picture oddly shows a 3/4" part
http://www.lowes.com/pd_317180-137-CL712-LF_0__?productId=3441554&Ntt=cl712-lf&pl=1¤tURL=%3FNtt%3Dcl712-lf&facetInfo=

Here's a Mueller part with a different part number:
http://www.amazon.com/Mueller-Brass-CxCxF-Copper-01512H/dp/B000KKW7IS/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1399632064&sr=8-7&keywords=cxcxf+tee