What is a 90 degree elbow used for in plumbing?
A 90-degree elbow is a pipe fitting that changes the direction of a pipe run by 90 degrees — creating a right-angle turn (like the corner of a room).
What It Does
A 90-degree elbow is a pipe fitting that changes the direction of a pipe run by 90 degrees — creating a right-angle turn (like the corner of a room).
What It Does
- Turns a pipe left, right, up, or down
- Used at corners or when routing around obstacles
- Very common in water, gas, drainage, and HVAC systems
- Standard (Short Radius)
- Tighter turn
- More compact
- Slightly more flow restriction
- Black iron / steel (gas, hydronic)
- Copper (water lines)
- Brass
- PVC / CPVC (DWV or pressure)
- Stainless steel
- FIP (Female Iron Pipe thread)
- MIP (Male Iron Pipe thread)
- Socket / Slip
- Sweat (copper solder)
- Press
- PEX crimp / expansion