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Choice board
SkinPress FITTINGS
GOOD REASONS COMPLEMENTARY Geometry* 14 16 18 20 26 32 40 50 63

TO CHOOSE PRODUCT LINES

Wall plate • • • • • - - - -
End cap • •X - •X •X • • - -
45° Elbow - - - - •X •X • • •
90° Elbow • •X • •X •X •X • • •
Threaded elbow, female • • • • • • • • -

1 EFFECTIVENESS: suitable for all • Proven technology, ideal for new construction and renovation Threaded elbow, male • • • • • • • - -
Coupling • •X • •X •X •X • • •
configurations • To complement or replace traditional techniques
Threaded coupling, female • • • • • • • • •
With multiconnect, you choose the material that’s best for your • Implementation that’s always professional, faster and more
Threaded coupling, male • • • • • • • • •
work sites: synthetic, carbon/stainless steel, or copper. Our couplings secure, for long-lasting and effective site-wide installations
allow you to go from one material to another with ease. that meet new requirements for economic and environmental Mini Ball valve - • • • • - - - -

performance Tee • •X • •X •X •X • • •
PEX Threaded tee, female • • • • • • • • -
Threaded tee, male - • - • • • • - -
*other products are available - • : Brass - X : PPSU
SkinPress MultiSkin PIPES, PEX / AL / PEX (Aluminium layer of 0.4 mm for 16 mm diameter)
Press-fittings and multi-layer pipes
Outer diameter 14 16 18 20 26 32 40 50 62
Multi-layer Copper
Naked pipes in bar 5m 3/5m 5m 3/5m 3/5m 3/5m 5m 5m 5m
Naked pipes in coil 100 m 100 / 200 m 100 m 100 m 50 m 50 m - - -
Corrugated 100 m 50 / 100 m 100 m 50 m 50 m 50 m - - -
Insulated 6 mm 100 m 100 m 50 m 50 m 50 m 25 m - - -
Multiconnect adaptors, a COMAP exclusive solution
Insulated 10 mm 50 m 50 m 50 m 50 m 25 / 50 m 25 m - - -

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Insulated 13 mm - 50 m - 50 m 50 m - - - -

2  ARGE PRODUCT RANGE: to design

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complete systems
multiconnect solutions offer the largest selection on the market and XPress
Press-fittings and carbon and stainless steel pipes
BetaSkin PIPES, PERT / AL / PERT (Aluminium layer of 0.2 mm for 16 mm diameter)
Outer diameter 14 16 18 20 26 32
Multi-layer
press-fitting and pipe system
can easily be paired with COMAP control solutions.
Naked pipes in coil 100 m 100 / 200 m 100 m 100 m 50 m 50 m
SkinPress - more than 350 items, from 14 mm to 63 mm Corrugated - 100 m - 100 m - -
SudoPress copper - more than 700 items, from 12 to 108 mm
Insulated 6 mm 50 m 50 m 50 m 50 m 25 m 25 m
SudoPress steel and stainless steel - more than 400 items,
from 12 to 108 mm To find out more and to learn about the entire SkinPress, ask your COMAP representative or our nearest affiliate (our contact
XPress steel and stainless steel - more than 600 items, from information is available at www.comap-group.com, or scan the code shown here to go directly to our directory).
12 to 108 mm
Tectite (classic) - more than 190 items, from 12 to 108 mm
Tectite (carbon) - more than 120 items, from 15 to 54 mm

SudoPress
Press-fittings for copper pipes COMAP: FROM GENERATOR TO EMITTER,
3 QUALITY: for secure, long-lasting
installations COMPLETE SOLUTIONS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
The products in our multiconnect range are manufactured in our
For more than 60 years, COMAP has been building expertise in plumbing products and systems are developed and manufactured in Europe, in the
European factories, in France, Belgium and Italy, all of which are ISO
and climate-control systems. Connection and control solutions by COMAP Group’s design offices and factories in France and Italy.
9001 certified (ISO 14001, as well, in some cases). Because we have
reduce overall energy consumption in buildings while optimising comfort
complete control over our materials and design, you can work with COMAP is a French industrial group operating internationally. It has a
and safety. COMAP also markets water-treatment products.
confidence in our totally dependable products. sales network in more than 20 countries, employs 1,000 people and since
The COMAP Group is the only large-scale designer and manufacturer 2006 it has been part of the Aalberts Industries Group (AI) NV, which had
able to offer all thermal generator-emitter interface solutions. Our a turnover of 2.025 billion euros in 2012 (2012 annual report).
Tectite
Push-fittings for copper and carbon steel pipes
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• Mobile workshops on the ground

, COMAP expertise for professional connection

with even higher performance.
by COMAP
multiconnect
 APPLICATIONS* THE ADVANTAGES OF by COMAP
JOINING TECHNICAL QUALITY ALUMINIUM AND PEX:
a high-performance combination by COMAP
A COMPLETE, PROVENmulticonnect
SYSTEM AND WORKING COMFORT multiconnect
Aluminium and cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) combine their best
Drinking water properties in multi-layer piping.

EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE Aluminium pipe core

Sanitary hot water
• An accomplished design that optimises the material’s properties • Low thermal expansion, similar to metallic pipes
• For use in a wide range of temperatures (-10°C to +95°C) • High pressure capacity, up to 10 bar
Heating systems • A system certified under EN ISO 21003 and CSTBat (as well as many local certifications) + EFFECTIVE + PRACTICAL • Anti-oxygen barrier
• Shape retention
• Recyclable materials • Quick installation with press-fitting • Bendable by hand (up to 26 mm diameter)
• Compatible with many applications • Non-deforming: keeps its shape after bending
Heated and cooled flooring
• Temperature for use: -10°C to +95°C (10 bar maximum) • Clean-look system
Internal and external PEX layers
WORKING COMFORT • Lightweight material: Only 25 kg for 200 metres •C ross-linking gives excellent temperature resistance
Cold water • Light and easy to handle: Three times lighter than copper of 16 mm pipe PEX is particularly durable in hot and cold water cycles, like those that a
• Practical packaging: One coil of 100 metres of pipe, in an individual box heating circuit might subject them to.
• Installation made easy: manual bending • Anti-corrosion
Solar heating Internal and external PEX layers give
total protection to the aluminium layer.
• Acoustics
Urban heating
+ DURABLE The PEX layers significantly reduce noise
from circulation and water hammer,
Water vapour • 100 per cent impenetrable by oxygen providing unequalled comfort.
• Corrosion-resistant (Tin plated fittings)
• Stainless-steel sockets
Rainwater

Process water
Vacuum
Compressed air (oil < 25 mg/m3)
Gas
* Numerous other applications are available by request
For its multi-layer piping
systems (MultiSkin and
BetaSkin) and fittings
(SkinPress), COMAP
GARANTIE 10 ANS
offers a manufacturer’s
guarantee of 10 years for all
incidents in which it is responsible.
For more information on the terms
of the guarantee, please refer to the
COMAP guarantee conditions.
BENDING AND SHAPE RETENTION
for more effective work
SAVE TIME AND MONEY Multi-layer piping stands out from copper
• Fewer connections: on average, half as many fittings as with a metal system and steel because of its flexibility. The
• Less risk of theft: on average, multi-layer piping is a third as expensive as copper piping An accomplished design that
pipes are simple and pleasant to work with,
• Speed: a press-fit connection can be made in less than 7 seconds allows oring endomagement and they retain their shape after bending.
This shape retention offers two big
advantages:
+ HIGH-PERFORMANCE • It simplifies and speeds up installation of pipes.
• It limits cutting, meaning you use fewer fittings to connect pipes
• Multi-layer butt-welded pipe (5 layers)
together.
• Low linear expansion
Tin plated fittings: prevents
Visualisation • Excellent noise attenuation
of tube insertion corrosion in embedded
installations • TH profile, compatible with the main
crimping tools
+ SAFE
Visu-Control Ring:
crimping visual indicator Patented Oring:
prevents overlooking
ensures correct positioning of
• Highly secure installation: no flame or smoke
press tool unpressed fittings
• Dielectric protection: insulation between the
aluminium and the fitting SkinPress fittings with M22 connec-
• Visu-control: press-fitting indicator that tions, a solution system exclusive to
assures correct positioning of the press tool COMAP bythat allows the integration
COMAP
WIDE RANGE
• Multilayer press-fittings, available in brass and PPSU
• Patented Oring: shows when a fitting is
forgotten leplus of heating pipes into the multi-layer
system.
• Multilayer pipes, available in 2 versions: MultiSkin (PEX / AL / PEX - alu 0.4 mm) - BENEFITS
Stainless-steel sluve for strong
BetaSkin (PE-RT / AL / PE-RT - alu 0.2 mm) corrosion resistance • Quick implementation at the work site
• Economy
• Aesthetics