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What level of turbulence is caused by ProPress fittings and will it cause premature wear in copper tubing?

April 26, 2017cause caused Copper fittings level premature propress tubing turbulence wear

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What level of turbulence is caused by ProPress fittings and will it cause premature wear in copper tubing?

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The long radius of ProPress elbows reduces the turbulence typically experienced with traditional short radius fittings. Not reaming the ID of the tubing is the largest contributing factor to turbulence and premature wear of any piping system and would be a concern in any copper joining system.