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Can we use grooved fittings in chilled water piping and chilled water\\hot water piping? Whether YES or NO do we have any standard reference?

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Question added by Muhammad Arsalan Siddiqui , Associate Director (MEP) , JLL
Date Posted: 2015/07/29
Sherif Mohammed Ibrahim
by Sherif Mohammed Ibrahim , Senior Mechanical Technical engineer , Al-Latifia Trading & Contracting Company

ASHRAE Journal, July2008

Reducing Risk of Failures in Common Header Piping (Steel)

Use seamless steel pipe and fittings, all welded connections, no coped connections or saddle welds, no threaded or grooved joints until after the root valve.

 this is the only restrictions i found

SARMAD AFTAB
by SARMAD AFTAB , Project Engineer , Chinki Construction PVT LTD

yes grooved fittings are now coming with a variety of machined rubber/ gasket with greater temperature range. Victaulic couplings with EHP gaskets are capable of taking -30 deg c to almost120 deg c temperature range.

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