mechanical connectors [3]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Pipes joined using nuts and threaded metal parts; a gasket is inserted to tighten them, thus preventing leakage.
flare joint ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Threaded part over which two tubes having bell-shaped ends can be tightened by a nut.
tube end ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Flared end of a pipe.
connector ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Threaded part joining two pipes.
nut ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Metal part used to tighten the end of a tube onto the fitting.
pipe B ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
pipe A ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)