Terming it innovative, quick, simple, cost-effective and efficient, Flamco has introduced a product range for creating tee branch connections in plumbing, air and gas systems. The Flamco T-Plus is designed to provide HVAC engineers with a quick and secure method of creating a tee branch in new or existing installations without having to drain, freeze or de-pressurise the system, the company claimed.
According to Flamco, the products are now available throughout the Middle East and can be used for steel or copper pipes up to three inches and particularly suited for applications in which it is impractical to shut down the system to provide a tee-branch.
The manufacturer lists the following product features and applications:
General applications:
- Central heating installations
- Sanitary fittings
- Fire extinguishing systems
- Industrial installations
- For use in expanding or converting existing installations or renovating them
- For installations that have to function around the clock
Specific details:
- There is a version of Flamco T-plus for steel pipes and a version for thin-wall steel central heating pipes, stainless steel pipes and copper pipes
The Flamco T-plus for steel pipes are suitable for:
- Seamless steel pipes to ISO 9229-1/1989, St 37-1 to b max
- Welded steel pipes to ISO 9330-1/1990, St 37-1 to b max
- For thin-wall steel central heating pipes and copper pipes suitable for copper pipes to NEN-EN 1057
- Thin-wall steel central heating pipes to NEN 1982 and DIN 2391
- Stainless steel pipes to NEN 1982 and DIN 2391 made of AISI 316 or 1.4401 (except dimensions 42 x 3/40 x 42)
- The cast-iron Flamco T-plus is suitable for steel pipes from 1/20 to 30
- The brass Flamco T-plus is suitable for thin-wall steel central heating pipes, stainless steel pipes and copper pipes from 14 mm to 42 mm
- Flamco T-plus is approved in many European countries by the following standards authorities: SVGW, WRc, ETA, SITAC, KIWA, GNFS