Viega offers Viega ProPress®, the original press pipe joining system for copper tubing. The system joins copper tubing in less than seven seconds without flame or heavy equipment. Viega ProPress for copper is available in more than 600 fitting configurations, in sizes ranging from ½” to 4″. The patented Smart Connect® feature, available only from Read more
ProPress
Viega offers Viega ProPress®, the original press pipe joining system for copper tubing. The system joins copper tubing in less than seven seconds without flame or heavy equipment. Viega ProPress for copper is available in more than 600 fitting configurations, in sizes ranging from ½” to 4″. The patented Smart Connect® feature, available only from Viega, provides installers with added confidence in their ability to ensure the integrity of connections.
Viega was the first manufacturer to offer press joining systems in North America in 1999. The flameless technology eliminates the need for sweating, brazing and grooving as well as burn permits and fire watches. Connections can be made wet or dry for quick repairs on existing systems.
“The proven Viega ProPress system is the original press pipe joining solution,” said Derek Bower, product director, metal systems at Viega. “ProPress has more approved applications than any other press fitting system on the market, making it ideal for nearly every application.”
The system can be customized to suit nearly any residential, commercial, industrial or marine application from potable water to natural gas. It has been tested to the strictest standards in North America, gaining more approvals than any other press fitting system.
Viega ProPress fittings are available with EPDM, HNBR and FKM sealing elements.
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Nelson Stark used Viega ProPress® to install the plumbing for the construction of Mercy Health – West Hospital in Cincinnati. Plumbers installed a combination of Viega ProPress for stainless pipe and fittings with Viega ProPress copper fittings as well as transition fittings for potable water at the medical facility. “The project called for 3″ and Read more
Nelson Stark used Viega ProPress® to install the plumbing for the construction of Mercy Health – West Hospital in Cincinnati. Plumbers installed a combination of Viega ProPress for stainless pipe and fittings with Viega ProPress copper fittings as well as transition fittings for potable water at the medical facility.
“The project called for 3″ and 4″ mains from the mechanical room, down the halls and up the entire building tower. From the mains into each room we installed copper tubing and fittings in 2″ and smaller,” said Todd Elliot, Project Executive at Nelson Stark.
Nelson Stark selected Viega ProPress for the plumbing installation because the system is flameless and can be installed simultaneously with other utilities since there’s no need for welding or grooving equipment. Overall, the plumbing install required more than 3,800ˈ of large-diameter 316 stainless steel pipe and approximately 900 Viega ProPress stainless steel fittings as well as approximately 7,500 Viega ProPress copper fittings and valves.
“Our customer saved on costs by having fewer hours of labor and using cost-effective stainless, but they will also save on future maintenance costs by using Viega ProPress because it allows repair work to be completed with little or no shutdown time,” said Mike Wells, Project Superintendent at Nelson Stark.
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