Mechanical Tee with Grooved, Threaded Distributor

The components of a mechanical tee

Mechanical tees have the same basic parts as grooved couplings—nuts and bolts, housings, and gaskets. In grooved couplings, the gasket fits around the circumference of the two butted pipes, and the housing holds them together end-to-end. Read our previous blog for more information on grooved piping systems. In mechanical tees, the gasket fits around the circumference of a hole drilled perpendicular (on center-line) to a pipe. The housing and its hardware secure the outlet to the drilled hole.

Mechanical tees have the following components:

An upper housing, which accepts the gasket and has an outlet

A lower housing, which secures the upper housing to the pipe

A gasket for creating a seal

Bolts and nuts