BUILDING CONNECTIONS THAT LAST
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GROOVE SPECIFICATION - CTS COPPER SYSTEM
COLUMN 1 - Nominal tubing size ASTM B88
COLUMN 2 - Outside diameter of copper tubing per
ASTM B88. Allowable tolerance from
square cut ends is 0.030"/0.76mm
for sizes 2"-3"; 0.045”/1.14mm for
sizes 4-8"
COLUMN 3 - Gasket seat must be free from scores,
roll marks, indentations, grease and
dirt which may interfere with gasket
sealing.
COLUMN 4 - Groove width is to be free from chips,
dirt, etc. which may interfere with
proper coupling assembly.
COLUMN 5 - Groove diameter must be of uniform
depth for the entire circumference of
the tubing. (See column 6).
COLUMN 6 - Groove depth is for reference only;
the groove diameter must conform
to column 5.
COLUMN 7 - DWV (Drain, Waste and Vent Piping)
per ASTM B306.
COLUMN 8 - Maximum flare diameter is the OD at
the most extreme tubing diameter.
GRUVLOK CTS COPPER SYSTEM – ROLL GROOVE SPECIFICATIONS
-1-
-2-
-3-
-4-
-5-
-6-
-7-
-8-
Nominal
Size
Tubing Outside Diameter
Gasket Seat “A”
+/– 0.03 in.
+/– 0.76mm
Groove Width “B”
+0.03/–0.00 in.
+0.76/–0.00mm
Groove Diameter “C”
Nominal Groove
Depth “D”
Min.
Wall
“T”
Max.
Flare
Diam.
Actual
Tolerance
Actual
Tolerance
+0.000
In.
In./mm
+ In./mm
– In./mm
In./mm
In./mm
In./mm
– In./mm
In./mm
In./mm
In./mm
2
2.125
0.002
0.002
0.610
0.300
2.029
-0.020
0.048
0.058
2.220
54.0
0.05
0.05
15.5
7.6
51.54
-0.51
1.2
1.6
56.4
2
1
⁄
2
2.625
0.002
0.002
0.610
0.300
2.525
-0.020
0.050
0.065
2.720
66.7
0.05
0.05
15.5
7.6
64.14
-0.51
1.3
1.7
69.1
3
3.125
0.002
0.002
0.610
0.300
3.025
-0.020
0.050
DWV
3.220
79.4
0.05
0.05
15.5
7.6
76.84
-0.51
1.3
81.8
4
4.125
0.002
0.002
0.610
0.300
4.019
-0.020
0.053
DWV
4.220
104.8
0.05
0.05
15.5
7.6
102.08
-0.51
1.3
107.2
5
5.125
0.002
0.002
0.610
0.300
4.999
-0.020
0.053
DWV
5.220
130.2
0.05
0.05
15.5
7.6
126.97
-0.51
1.3
132.6
6
6.125
0.002
0.002
0.610
0.300
5.999
-0.020
0.063
DWV
6.220
155.6
0.05
0.05
15.5
7.6
152.37
-0.51
1.6
158.0
8
8.125
0.002
0.004
0.610
0.300
7.959
-0.020
0.083
DWV
8.220
206.4
0.05
0.10
15.5
7.6
202.16
-0.51
2.1
208.8
T
B
D
C
OD
Flare
A