In plumbing, standard fittings such as compression tube fittings are used for these specific purposes: to seamlessly adapt two or more dissimilar size pipe segments, connect sections of bent or straight tubing and to regulate water flow by using a valve equipped assembly.Valves can be considered as fittings but are normally referred to as a separate category. Plumbing fittings, just like their pipe material counterparts, can be of a metal or plastic material base. However, a fitting with a movable valve will be generally made of metal, mostly brass.Building codes will also be a determining factor for what fixture and pipe materials will be selected in the construction of specific areas of a building. As such, taking extreme water temperature, vibration and other stresses within the assembly environment into consideration will dictate what the appropriate pipe and fixture material should be.Piping will commonly be made of copper, brass, steel and
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