Making Swagelok Connections A
Agilent Intuvo 9000 GC Installation 97
Using a Swagelok Tee
To supply gas from a single source to more than one input, use a
Swagelok Tee.
Materials needed:
• 1/8-inch preconditioned copper tubing
• Tubing cutter
• 1/8-inch Swagelok nuts and front and back ferrules
• 1/8-inch Swagelok Tee
• Two 7/16-inch wrenches
• 1/8-inch Swagelok cap (optional)
Procedure:
1 Cut the tubing where you want to install the Tee. Connect the
tubing and Tee with a Swagelok fitting. See Figure 23.
Figure 23 Swagelok tee
Do not combine valve actuator air with flame ionization air. The
valve action will cause major upsets in the detector signal.
Cap
Tee fitting
Nut and
ferrules