What is a compression tee fitting?

A compression coupling or tee is a special fitting designed for joining existing metal and PVC pipes or tubes. This gasket is compressed against the existing pipe when you tighten a nut on the end of the fitting. This makes a leak-free seal without the need to thread, glue, or solder the pipe connection.

What is an add a tee?

OVERVIEW. Add-a-tee adapters add another outlet to any water supply valve. With quick connect captured nut. Inlet: 3/8 In.

What is a quick tee adapter?

“Why would I need a quick tee adapter?” If you already have a two-way valve but need to add an additional waterline, the quick tee adapter allows you to create a branch outlet without shutting off the main water supply.

How tight do compression fittings need to be?

Really you should only tighten a compression fitting about 1.25 turns, but I like to do turns in small increments and check for leaks after each turn. You can always tighten a compression fitting more, but you can’t un-tighten a compression fitting.

What is a compression tee used for?

Compression fittings are used extensively in Hydraulic, Gas and for hot and cold water systems to enable the connection of tube (copper, steel Nylon etc) to threaded components eg valves and tools; compression fittings are suited to a variety of applications, commonly in water plumbing systems such as where confined …

Can I reuse a compression Olive?

Olives can’t be removed from a pipe and reused. Even hand tightening a fitting with an olive inside before the pipe is inserted, is enough to make the olive unusable. You can usually dismantle and remake a sound compression joints without ill effect.

How hard is it to install a water line for refrigerator?

This type of fitting is easy to install and is less prone to leaking than a saddle valve. In most cases, the water line can be run from a kitchen faucet water supply line through the kitchen cabinets and over to the refrigerator.