Uponor AquaSAFE, Installation Manual

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Locating sprinkler and connection locations . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Spacing from continuous obstructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Minimum distances from heat sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Floor-to-floor connection locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Plumbing connection locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Dead-end and arm-over connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
What to do if changes are required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chapter 4: Installing sprinkler adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 5: Installing sprinklers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 6: Installing piping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
More than the recommended number of expansions
are needed to make a connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Cold-weather expansions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Bend radius and piping support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Bending PEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Piping support and pipe talon guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Piping support spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Reforming kinked piping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Piping uncoilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Extreme temperature installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 7: Making ProPEX connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Distance between fittngs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
General ProPEX connection tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Making ProPEX connections with Milwaukee® ProPEX
expansion tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
With auto rotation (standard Milwaukee heads) . . . . . . 34
Without auto rotation (standard Uponor heads) . . . . . . 34
Making ProPEX connections with Milwaukee M18 FORCE LOGIC
ProPEX expansion tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
FORCE LOGIC expansion head installation. . . . . . . . . . . 36
Making a ProPEX connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Making ProPEX connections with ProPEX 201 corded
expander tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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