Can copper pipes be clamped with stainless steel collets?
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It’s baffling that a copper pipe is used in a place where a stainless steel pipe would work just as well
It can be used, as long as there is no air leakage.
Yes, although it is necessary to ensure consistency in the material of the gas supply pipelines during design, in actual installation projects, copper pipes can be connected to steel couplings, or steel pipes can be connected to copper couplings. As long as the connection is secure and airtight, that’s sufficient.
Sure, I use stainless steel clamps for many of the copper pipes here.
Many stainless steel gas source ball valves come equipped with collets already at the time of purchase; most of them are made of stainless steel. When connecting them using copper pipes, no need to replace the copper collets. However, since stainless steel is harder in texture, more torque is required during installation to prevent the collet from expanding insufficiently. Often, insufficient force leads to poor fixation of the copper pipe, resulting in performance that is not as good as that achieved with copper collets.
Sure, but be careful: don’t use those waist-type clamps; use the stainless steel double-clamp version instead
It works fine; we often use them together. However, the copper pipes are relatively soft, so be careful that they don’t deform when tightened!