PVC fittings 6" and smaller are fabricated as one piece. Fittings 8" and larger are made with pieces of PVC Pipe welded together and reinforced with fiberglass.
A fitting has a minimum socket depth of one-half times the pipe diameter.
Terms For Fitting Ends
- S or Slip : A regular hub the pipe glues directly into (same O.D. as coupling).
- Mips : Male pipe threads on the outside of fitting.
- Fips : Female pipe threads on the inside of fitting.
- Spigot or SP : The same size as the pipe and will glue into another fitting.
- MHT : Male hose threads (garden hose).
- FHT : Female hose threads (garden hose).
- Barb : Barbed fitting
- Saddle : Attaches to the side of a pipe.
