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Domestic Cleaned & Bagged Wrot Copper Reducing Tee – C x C x C
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Description
Domestic Cleaned & Bagged Wrot Copper Reducing Tee – C x C x C
Domestic cleaned and bagged C x C x C wrot copper reducing tees provide a 90-degree branch connection while allowing different nominal copper tube sizes within the same fitting. Three female copper sweat sockets connect the run and branch piping in a compact one-piece configuration.
Select the required three-way size combination from the product options above. The selected variation determines the Cello item number, online selling price, shipping weight, cost, and other size-specific product information.
Product Highlights
- Domestic wrot copper construction
- Cleaned and individually bagged for protected handling
- Copper sweat x copper sweat x copper sweat connections
- Female copper sweat sockets on all three openings
- Provides a 90-degree branch connection
- Available in multiple run, branch, and reducing configurations
- Allows size transitions without separate reducers in many installations
- Suitable for approved soldered or brazed copper piping systems
- Extensive size selection for complex copper piping layouts
- Suitable for medical gas, laboratory, institutional, mechanical, and other controlled piping applications when approved
Technical Specifications
| Material | Wrot Copper |
|---|---|
| Product Type | Domestic Cleaned & Bagged Copper Reducing Tee |
| Connection | Copper Sweat x Copper Sweat x Copper Sweat |
| Connection Abbreviation | C x C x C |
| Configuration | Reducing Tee |
| Branch Angle | 90 Degrees |
| Installation Method | Approved Soldered or Brazed Joint, as Required |
| Applicable Standard | ASME B16.22 |
| Manufacturer | Cello Products |
| Connection Sizes | Varies by Selected Three-Way Size Combination |
How a Copper Reducing Tee Works
The three female copper sweat sockets accept properly sized copper tube. Two connections form the piping run and the third creates a 90-degree branch. Depending on the selected variation, one or more connections may differ in nominal size, allowing the fitting to create both a branch and a size transition in one assembly.
Reducing Tee vs. Equal-Size Tee
Reducing Tee
- Uses different nominal sizes on one or more connections
- Creates a branch and size transition in one fitting
- Available in many run and branch combinations
- Can reduce the need for separate reducing fittings
Equal-Size Tee
- Uses the same nominal size on all three connections
- Creates a standard 90-degree branch
- Maintains the same tube size through the fitting
- Used where no size transition is required
Understanding the Size Configuration
Each variation is identified by three nominal connection sizes. Because this product family includes numerous run, branch, reducing, and enlarging combinations, confirm all three required connection sizes against the piping layout before ordering.
Cleaned & Bagged Construction
Each reducing tee is cleaned and enclosed in protective packaging to help preserve the condition of its internal and external joining surfaces during storage, transportation, and handling. Keep the fitting sealed in its original bag until immediately before installation.
Cleaned and bagged copper components are commonly specified for piping systems where dirt, oil, grease, moisture, metal particles, and other contaminants must be carefully controlled. Confirm that the fitting, cleaning level, packaging, joining procedure, and installation requirements satisfy the project specifications and applicable codes.
Common Applications
Clean and Controlled Piping
- Medical-gas piping installations
- Laboratory piping systems
- Institutional piping projects
- Clean mechanical piping
- Process piping requiring protected fittings
- Projects specifying cleaned and bagged copper components
Branch and Size Transitions
- Distribution piping
- Equipment branch connections
- Commercial plumbing systems
- Heating and cooling piping
- HVAC and refrigeration systems
- Maintenance and retrofit installations
Installation Guidance
- Confirm all three nominal copper tube sizes before ordering.
- Verify the required run and branch orientation before installation.
- Keep the fitting sealed until immediately before installation.
- Handle the fitting using clean gloves and approved tools when required.
- Do not use the fitting if the protective package is damaged or the fitting appears contaminated.
- Inspect all three copper sweat sockets and tube ends before assembly.
- Cut copper tube square and remove burrs using approved procedures.
- Prepare all joining surfaces according to the approved procedure for the application.
- Insert each copper tube fully into its corresponding socket.
- Confirm the correct three-way size orientation before joining.
- Use approved solder, brazing alloy, purge gas, flux, and joining procedures.
- Follow applicable medical-gas requirements when installed in medical-gas piping.
- Support connected piping to prevent mechanical strain on completed joints.
- Pressure-test and inspect the completed system before placing it into service.
Product Resources
Review the Cello product catalog and NSF Annex G listing before ordering or installation.
Need Help Selecting a Cleaned & Bagged Copper Reducing Tee?
Our industrial PVF specialists can help confirm the required three-way size combination, run and branch configuration, joining method, cleanliness requirements, and product availability.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a copper reducing tee?
It is a three-way copper fitting that creates a 90-degree branch while using different nominal connection sizes on one or more openings.
Are all three connections female copper sockets?
Yes. All three connections are female copper sweat sockets designed to fit over properly sized copper tube.
What does C x C x C mean?
It indicates that all three openings use female copper sweat connections.
How is a reducing tee different from a standard tee?
A standard tee uses the same nominal size on all three connections. A reducing tee uses different sizes on one or more connections.
Can a reducing tee eliminate separate reducers?
Yes. In many piping layouts, the appropriate reducing tee can create both the branch and required size transition in one fitting.
Why are there three sizes in each variation?
The three sizes identify the nominal connection sizes of the three openings. Confirm the required orientation against the piping layout before ordering.
Why is the fitting cleaned and bagged?
The protective packaging helps prevent dirt, oil, grease, moisture, metal particles, and other contaminants from contacting the fitting before installation.
Can this reducing tee be brazed?
Yes, when brazing is appropriate and completed using approved materials, procedures, purge requirements, and applicable codes.
Can this reducing tee be soldered?
It may be soldered when permitted by the application, project specification, and applicable code.
Is this a domestic copper fitting?
Yes. It is listed as a domestic cleaned and bagged wrot copper fitting manufactured by Cello Products.
Can it be used in medical-gas piping?
It may be used when the fitting, cleaning level, packaging, joining procedure, and installation satisfy the project specifications and applicable medical-gas requirements.
Important Ordering Notes
- Select the exact three-way size combination required for the piping layout.
- The selected variation determines the Cello SKU, price, shipping weight, and cost.
- All three connections are female copper sweat sockets.
- This is a reducing tee product family and includes numerous size configurations.
- Confirm the orientation of all three connections before ordering and installation.
- Keep the fitting sealed in its protective bag until installation.
- Confirm that the package is intact and the fitting is free from visible contamination.
- Use approved solder, brazing alloy, purge gas, preparation methods, and installation procedures.
- Confirm pressure, temperature, media compatibility, cleanliness, and applicable code requirements.
- Installation should be completed by qualified personnel.