Tee, Slip x Slip x FPT PVC Schedule 80 3" x 2" (802-338)

The 3" x 2" PVC Schedule 80 Reducing Tee (Part No. 802-338) is a pressure-rated, gray-body fitting designed to introduce a 2" female-threaded branch connection off a 3" solvent-cemented main line. The slip x slip run ports accept solvent-cement joints to the 3" pipe on both ends of the straight-through run, while the FPT (female pipe thread) branch port receives a 2" male-threaded pipe, nipple, or fitting — combining the permanence and integrity of a cemented main line connection with the adjustability and serviceability of a threaded branch outlet in a single fitting.

The mixed connection geometry of this tee — slip on the run, FPT on the branch — reflects a deliberate system design decision that appears frequently in industrial and commercial PVC piping. The cemented run maintains full structural integrity and pressure rating across the main line, while the threaded branch provides a practical interface for equipment connections, instrumentation ports, valve assemblies, unions, and other threaded components that benefit from the ability to be installed, adjusted, or removed without disturbing the cemented main. This configuration eliminates the need for a separate all-slip reducing tee plus a downstream threaded adapter, consolidating the size reduction and the slip-to-threaded transition into one compact fitting.

The 3" × 2" size combination is a common specification in mid-to-large scale industrial loops, commercial mechanical rooms, and municipal systems where a 2" branch circuit — carrying meaningful flow capacity — must be tapped off a 3" main in a configuration that allows the branch connection to be serviced or modified independently. At this size, the FPT branch port is particularly well-suited to threaded valve connections, union assemblies, flanged transitions via a threaded flange, and equipment inlets where a 2" NPT male port is the standard interface.

Manufactured from Type I, Grade I PVC compound, this fitting conforms to ASTM D2467 dimensional standards and delivers the wall thickness and pressure ratings that define Schedule 80 over Schedule 40. Thread form on the FPT branch port conforms to ANSI B1.20.1 NPT. Compatible with Schedule 80 PVC pipe and solvent cements conforming to ASTM D2564.

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Industries & Applications:

• Industrial & Chemical Processing — Threaded branch connections to valves, chemical dosing equipment, instrumentation assemblies, and secondary circuits tapped off a 3" cemented chemical-resistant pressure main
• Municipal Water & Wastewater — Service connections, metering taps, and threaded equipment interfaces branching off 3" distribution or collection mains where the branch must remain serviceable without disturbing the cemented run
• Commercial Plumbing — Mechanical room equipment connections and zone feed branches on Schedule 80 systems where a 2" threaded outlet off a 3" cemented main provides a serviceable interface for valves, unions, or equipment inlets
• Irrigation — Threaded valve connections and lateral zone feeds tapped off a 3" cemented irrigation main where the FPT branch accommodates a threaded valve body, union, or equipment port at the zone entry point
• Mining & Oil Field — Corrosive fluid handling systems requiring a durable, chemical-resistant branch connection to threaded instrumentation, sampling equipment, or secondary circuits off a 3" pressure main
• Chemical Dosing & Water Treatment — Dosing pump connections, chemical injection inlets, and instrumentation supply taps branching via a threaded interface off a 3" cemented treatment system main
• Aquaculture & Water Treatment — Recirculating system branch connections where a 2" threaded outlet off a 3" cemented header provides a serviceable interface for filter connections, aeration equipment, or treatment system inlets