Pipe adapters are fittings that have to adapt to changes and are therefore used for joining different types of pipes such as a pipe to a hose. Adapters are used to extend or terminate the piping. They are also used to connect dissimilar pipes. There are male to female adapters, parallel to taper thread adapters, pipe to hose adapters etc. Pipe adapters have a male or female thread on one side and an opposite gender thread on the other side.
Female Tee
A female tee is a pipe fitting that joins one pipe to an another pipe in a perpendicular direction. The female tee is having female threads on all ends and pipes or fittings with male threads fix into it.
Male Tee
A male tee is a pipe fitting that joins two perpendicular pipes together or makes a
“tee”. It is similar to a female tee but has male threads on all ends and joins to fittings with female threads.
Street Tee
A street tee is a pipe fitting which joins one pipe to another, perpendicular to it. In addition it has male threads on one end and female threads on other two.
Reducing Tee
A reducing tee has two openings of same size and one of different size. These are also used to join two pipes perpendicular to each other as well as to obtain flow control.
Cross Tee
A cross tee is a pipe fitting that joins four pipes at 90 degrees each. There is either one inlet or three outlets or vice versa.