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Pipe Fittings Purpose of Pipe Fittings Plumbing fittings have different shapes which allow rigid straight pipe to change both direction and diameter. Elbows Used to change the angle or direction of the pipe run. The most common elbows come in 90 degree and 45 degree turns. The sweep of the fitting describes how fast a transition or change in direction is made. Street Elbows One end of the fitting has male threads and the other end has female threads. Street elbows are common in galvanized steel and copper pipe. They are convenient because they do away with the need for a nipple and work well in tight quarters. Tee or T-fittings Allow for branch lines. They are shaped like the letter T. DWV tees are known as waste or sanitary Ts. In these fittings the intersection is slightly curved in order to avoid clogs. Gradual bends are best for smooth flow of waste. Couplings Used to join two straight pieces of pipe of the same diameter. Reducers Used to join pipe of different diameters. Galvanized steel reducers are called bell reducers because they look like a bell. All reducers make a gradual transition between different diameters of pipe and therefore they take up considerable space Bushings Used to make the diameter of a pipe fitting smaller. They differ from reducers in that they make abrupt changes in diameter and take very little space. Two examples of galvanized steel bushings are face bushings, which take the least amount of space, and hex bushings which can be tightened with an adjustable wrench. Unions Used to join pieces of pipe where pipes cannot be turned or when a piece of equipment may have to be removed for maintenance or replacement. Adaptor fittings are used to change the end of a non-threaded pipe to male or female threads as needed. Adaptors are commonly used in copper and plastic plumbing jobs. For example adaptors are used to convert from a PVC glue connection to a threaded connection or from a copper soldered connection to a threa