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Product Overview:
Wavin Tigris K5/M5 is the next generation of press-fit plumbing and has been designed with installers and engineers at mind. The system is suitable for use in potable water, heating, secondary circulation, and HVAC applications It is essential these systems are installed to the highest standards, and testing is a crucial, often overlooked, part of the installation stage. Having listened to the challenges experienced by installers and engineers on site, including use of wrong tools, pressure testing with water and the hygiene requirements, and pressure loss by fittings – Wavin have created a fitting that meets the customers’ needs and eliminates their pain points.
The one-pipe-fits-all Tigris product family:
With Tigris, Wavin offers a complete range of fittings, all perfectly compatible with their multi-layer composite pipe systems. The Tigris family of fittings are available in a wide range of sizes from 16-75mm and are designed to offer the most reliable connection for their specific applications, but can be mixed and matched where required.
Utilising the reliable and tested Radial Press-Fit technology at it’s core, Wavin Tigris fittings have evolved to make installation quick, easy and most of all reliable.
Main Features:
Acoustic leak alert: The 80-decibel acoustic leak alert whistle, designed to easily identify unpressed fittings using an air pressure. This feature ensures that installers can reliably and efficiently detect unpressed fittings in the loudest environments. Giving installers a quick, cost effective, and efficient method to test one section of a building at a time, and without using water. Tigris K5/M5 is the first system to offer this innovative feature to streamline the overall pressure testing process.
In4Sure 360°: K5 fittings incorporate a new transparent section as part of the body to give installers a quick visual to check the pipe is inserted correctly. The fittings also incorporate a ‘leak path’ so unpressed fittings can also be visually identified if water testing is preferred by the installer.
Opti Flow: The Opti Flow feature ensures a 50% greater flow rate when compared with K1/M1Designed to deliver optimal flow performance through the fittings, this is especially relevant for smaller pipe diameters and will insure a higher total system performance. This is particularly beneficial for high-rise projects where there’s increased demand on the pumping system to supply water to upper levels.
Multi Jaw: Tigris K5/M5 fittings can now be pressed with common pressing profiles including U, Up, H, TH and B – ensuring installers do not require investment in new tooling. K5 fittings have a PPSU body and M5 fittings are DZR brass.
Ultra Seal: The reliability of the O -rings sealings is tested with a lifetime simulation test under extreme conditions. Tested to 110°C which is far above the required max temperature of 95°C.
Modernising the pressure testing process:
Pipelines have been historically tested using water pressure, a method that comes with great risk. The greatest being legionella, a water-bourne bacteria that can cause a potentially fatal lung infection in those who breathe in infected water droplets. Evidence suggests that this bacteria could develop if pipes aren’t effectively dried after water-pressure testing. Tigris offers a groundbreaking alternative to this.
For Contractors:
The Tigris K5 design has been optimized for speed and ease of installation, helping contractors to complete projects on time and ultimately save on labour costs. The Acoustic Alert feature enables contractors to test with air easily during the build process a section at a time (prior the final pressure test) which is a major benefit on a large build. The 80-decibel Acoustic Alert Whistle enables easy identification of unpressed fittings during an air pressure test – even in the loudest environments. Tigris K5/M5 is the first system to offer this innovative feature to streamline the overall pressure testing process. Tigris also demonstrates sustainable credentials with the lifetime assessment report showing a life span in excess of 100 years.
Wavin Tigris K5/M5 is the next generation of press-fit plumbing that will blow you away. Wavin has solved the biggest barrier of air pressure testing with a game changing approach, the first and only fitting with an acoustic leak alert to detect unpressed fittings in the loudest environments. On top of that, we built in features to create an industry leading fitting. Getting the connection right first time is even easier with features such as the 360° window where you can see the pipe is correctly inserted and we solved the tooling issue too. Supported with BIM Revit files for efficient design and EPDs for sustainability assessment – Tigris K5/M5 offers benefits not only to contractors but engineer, specifiers, and building owners too.