What Is Street Tee?

Pipe street tees are a type of run tee with two female threaded ends and one male threaded end. Our inventory of pipe street tees includes several models from Pressure Connections in brass, steel, and stainless steel body material options.

Why is it called a street tee?

where did it get its name? Back in the day (and even to this day) the water main running down your street had a TEE fitting in front of each house, from which the supply could be tapped in order to supply water to the home.

Why is it called street elbow?

Water pipes installed under ground have a female end on one end and a male end on the other. When they go around a corner, they need an elbow, and it looks like the fitting in your hand, just bigger. That's why that is called a street fitting. It is probably a corruption of the word straight.