RapidAir® - 1" Fastpipe Equal Tee

RapidAir® Fittings, Adapters, & Accessories

Building out a complete RapidAir FastPipe compressed air system takes more than pipe, it takes the right fittings, adapters, and mounting hardware to tie everything together. WireCare carries the full range of RapidAir® components, including elbows, tees, unions, end caps, and reducing fittings in straight, 45°, and 90° configurations, along with NPT male and female threaded adapters for connecting FastPipe into existing plumbing, tools, or compressor outlets. Saddle drops make it easy to add a new branch line anywhere along an existing pipe run without cutting into the main line, while reducing adapters let you transition smoothly between different pipe diameters as your system layout requires.

Beyond fittings, this category covers the mounting and support hardware that keeps a FastPipe system organized and secure: pipe clips, Unistrut-compatible clamps, cantilever arms, loop hangers, and threaded rod for overhead or wall-mounted installations, plus gaskets, seals, hex nuts, and inner parts sets for maintaining existing connections. With 166 products spanning nominal diameters from 1/4" up to 12", this is the one-stop resource for everything needed to design, expand, or service a RapidAir® compressed air distribution system from end to end.

Helpful Resources:
Installation Instructions
FastPipe Catalog

FastPipe® Is Not Designed For The Following:

• Underground Burial
• To electrically ground equipment
• To be welded
• To take violent impacts
• To be used when the compressed air temperature is above 140 Degrees Farenheit
• For environments of caustic or corrosive chemicals.

General Safety Information

• Compressed Air is dangerous if not used properly.
• Do not point compressed air at yourself or others.
• Always use eye protection.
• Pressurize the system slowly.
• Keep children away from system.
• System must have a safety relief valve installed.
• Turn off compressed air when not in use.
• Check local building codes prior to installation.

Determining The Diamater For Your Piping System

To choose the correct diameter of pipe for your system, you need to know how much flow rate (CFM) will travel through the pipe and how long your piping will be.

When choosing the correct diameter for your piping system, remember that a larger size does increase air flow. A larger diameter will actually drive the cost of the system up. Size your air system for the tools you will use, the compressor horsepower and the size of your building layout.

To maximize the flow rate for any of our piping systems, it is best to install your system as a loop. Starting at the air compressor and looping around your shop back to the compressor. This will increase flow rate, decrease pressure drop, and allow smaller line size to be used.

The thread size of the port on your air compressor tank does not determine the pipe size for your piping system. It is calculated with the length of your piping (building size) and air compressor CFM output. Even though the port on your tank may be small, the air is only traveling through a short distance, so the restriction is minimal. Air is only restricted over a long distance with small piping.

Here are some important facts to remember:

• Compressed air gets restricted over long distances
• Flow rate decreases the further it is from the air compressor
• The longer distance the piping runs, the larger diameter of piping you will need
• Larger size piping increases air flow, but also increases the cost of your system
• Sizing down piping at the end of a run decreases flow rate and offers you no benefit

FastPipe® Installation

Care must be taken on any installation of the FastPipe system. Pipes will be carrying compressed air/gas up to 190 psi. The FastPipe system is only as safe as a thorough installation. Read all installation instructions and watch installation videos before starting. Below are some tips for a safe installation.

Download The Installation Instructions

• Assemble all NPT Pipe Threads with two wraps of teflon tape and then pipe sealant which prevents thread galling.
• Support the pipe with clips / hangers a maximum of 10ft spacing and on one side of each fitting.
• Any machine/compressor plumbed to the Fastpipe must have a jumper hose to reduce vibration.
• Any piping system will expand and contract with temperature changes. Use expansion joints to compensate for this movement of aluminum pipe in non-conditional buildings.
• Do not use Fastpipe for pulsing desiccant dryers or other like equipment.
• Caution installing inert gas bulk tank systems, Gas must be wanrmed up to fastpipe temperature range.
• Use a strain relief attached to the building or any rubber hose drops attached to the piping.
• Do not connect quick couplings for air hoses to reducing elbows or tee fittings. The repeated connecting/disconnecting could loosen the fittings.
• Check that all fittings are tightened before pressurizing the system for the first time.
• For initial installation pressurize system slowly to 50psi and check for leaks, then pressurize slowly to max 190psi.
• After 24 hours of being pressurized, depresurize the system and retighten the compression nuts. Some settling may have occured, this is not an optional step in installation, it must be done.
• Make sure compressor output temperature does not exceed 140 Degrees farenheit.

WARNING:This product can expose you to chemicals including Lead, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.