Why you should choose stainless steel connectors for your piping needs

Posted by Kevin Lashley on April 29th, 2021

These days you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn’t know the superiority of stainless steel. It’s incredibly tough, resistant to high heat, steam and great to use in many industries such as chemical manufacturing, pharmaceutical companies, metalworking, and grain and flour mills if food hygiene is a concern.

When it comes to pipe connectors using good quality stainless steel connectors will make your job even quicker and easier. Good quality piping systems are the lifeblood of modern manufacturing and many food preparation areas.

When it comes to the type of stainless steel connectors there are a few to choose from or you can use several in one installation.

Pull rings and two-part pull-rings for U shaped seals

This type of connector can be used to fit pipes and is designed for quick easy use for the fast installation of piping in many different types of settings. Enhances the piping systems modularity ability in implementation. The pull ring also gives the pipe system high stability as it reinforces the pipes and is superior due to it being made of stainless steel.

U seals

These come in a range of materials and sizes. There is a U-seal for every size pipe and material. It only attached to one lip of the pipe to ensure a tight connection.

Earthing bridge

Earthing Bridges have a wide field of application and are fixed into a pull ring. It worlds well with many stainless steel piping fittings.  This device also allows for clever retrofitting to existing piping systems if that is what’s required. No welding or drilling is required due to the screw-in feature of the earthing bridge.  

Earthing bridge with contact caps

This stainless steel device with contact caps can be used for electrostatic grounding and allowing for pipe installations to be completed without the need for welding or drilling. Quick installation means less downtime and your business will be up and running before you know it!

Some quick tips for when using stainless steel connectors and piping:

• If one end or both ends of the piping are damaged make sure they are repaired or replaced before inserting connectors or retrofitting more piping. Also, make sure all the pipes align and are in place.
• Occasionally one or both of the lipped ends of piping can be uneven. Make sure you remedy this before moving on to the next step.
• When you are fitting the pull ring make sure the U shaped seal doesn’t form any loops
• Support in the piping network should occur roughly every 4 meters to ensure a streamlined and efficient piping network. If there are several short pipes or bends in your piping network the interval supports need to be shorter to strengthen the piping.
• Another requirement of a long-lasting pipe network is to mitigate any tension by attaching branch pipes.
• When using two-part pull rings ensure that both bolts on the pull ring are tightened evenly
• The finishing touch on your new or repaired piping is when 24 hours later you retighten the pull ring to ensure leaks will never happen.