pro press on baseboard
Is it always necessary to use a stiffer fitting when pressing copper baseboard tubing? I would be doing this on baseboard that has 180 degree water. Normally I would solder this, but this is a repair in a tight location. I saw where NIBCO makes a stiffner to go over the thin wall tubing I just have not used one before. Thanks to all
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it is too thin to press to without the reinforcement. you could also solder a fitting to it then press to that. probably could even solder on a npt adapter and screw a press fitting on to it.
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It goes inside, not over.
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Relatively inexpensive
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They say not to press the thin baseboard tubing which make "M" tubing look thick. Many have done it without issue. If it was me I would solder it anyhow.
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Viega and Webstone sell the fin tube stiffeners.
A lot of the plastic tubing needs stiffeners when you use compression ferrules also.
Bob "hot rod" Rohr
trainer for Caleffi NA
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The stiffeners work, but sometimes they don't always go in the baseboard very easily. I've had to use a swage tool to expand the pipe to get the stiffener in. The sure fire way is just sweat a small section of copper in that you can press to
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I unknowingly pressed together a baseboard job many years ago and it has never presented any problems. Wasn't Slant/Fin though… some other brand.
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the tubing in the baseboard i used to heat my workshop in the basement is about the same thickness as the aluminum fins
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