Anvil International, Inc.
110 Corporate Dr. Suite 10
Portsmouth, NH 03802
Tel: (603) 422-8000
Fax: (603) 422-8033
John Smayda - Director of Marketing
E-mail: jsmayda@anvilintl.com
Web site: http://www.anvilintl.com

Gruvlok® Couplings and Fittings

Product Description, Applications
Gruvlok® couplings and fittings are used for joining grooved end steel, stainless steel and ductile iron pipe as well as copper tube in a variety of applications. The couplings provide a self-restraining joint for service conditions that range from vacuum to high pressure and temperatures ranging from -40 - 350 degrees F (-40 - 177 degrees C). Standard couplings can handle pipe diameter sizes ranging from 1" - 24" (25.4 - 610 mm), and custom sizes are also available.

The Gruvlok system consists of grooved couplings and fittings, branch outlet connections, plain end connections, butterfly valves, check valves, suction diffusers, tee strainers, gaskets, and grooving machines. EPDM “C” style gaskets are NSF-61, Section 8, certified to potable water use and bear the NSF certification mark. A variety of gasket styles and elastomer compounds are available to meet individual application needs. Contact manufacturer for the latest UL/ULC listed and FM approved pressure ratings versus pipe schedule.

GRUVLOK ADVANCED COPPER AND STAINLESS STEEL METHODS
Gruvlok Advanced Copper Method Couplings are available in sizes from 2" - 8" (51 - 203 mm) and provide a rigid connection, on copper piping systems. The couplings come with EPDM “C” style gaskets as the standard offering. These fittings are wrot per ASTM B75 and ANSI B16.22 alloy C12200 copper.

Gruvlok Stainless Steel Method Couplings are available in sizes from 1 1/4" - 8" (32 - 203 mm) and are made of cast stainless steel per ASTM A743 CF8M, which is ideal for corrosive environments. Any Gruvlok gasket material may be used in the couplings, allowing a broad array of applications. Gruvlok Stainless Steel Method offers a complete line of flow control valves as well as fabricated (304 Series Stainless) and cast (CF8M) stainless steel fittings from 1 1/4" - 8" (32 - 203 mm) in size.

GRUVLOK AWWA PIPING SYSTEM
The Gruvlok AWWA Piping System is ideal for joining grooved end ductile piping, grooved in accordance with ANSI/AWWA C606. Products consist of a full selection of couplings, flanges and fittings in 3" - 24" (76 - 610 mm) sizes with operating pressures as high as 500 psig. The Figure 7901 AWWA coupling housings, flanges and fittings are cast ductile iron per ASTM A536. The wall thickness of the fittings complies with ANSI/AWWA C153 or C110 standards.

Features, Advantages
Gruvlok couplings styles are available in rigid connections as well as flexible designs, which allow for pipe expansion and contraction due to temperature changes, minimizing or eliminating the need for expansion joints. Gruvlok couplings disassemble easily. The resilient elastomeric gasket and pre-designed gap of the Gruvlok coupling help isolate and absorb flow noise and vibration transmission. The couplings engage the pipe around the entire circumference and restrain pipe ends from separation due to pressure and other forces. Gruvlok couplings absorb and eliminate stresses from seismic tremors or settlement of buried pipe.