MEGAPRESSG AN EASY CHOICE FOR CONDOS

In a brand-new condo development in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 155 condos will have gas serviced with the help of MegaPressG fittings.

New England Plumbing Solutions was on the job for the development, all one- and two-bedroom condos. Each has a 1½" gas line running to it, and every bit of the project that is 2" pipe or smaller was done with MegaPressG.

“It’s such a great product,” said Foreman Jim McCarthy, alluding to Viega’s MegaPressG XL line, coming in 2020. “We’re awaiting the 4" approval!”

He said one of the biggest pluses for using Viega fittings is the ability to change or repair later, plus the time saved.

“With threading, you have to unwind the thread if you need to make a change. Here, if something comes up, we can cut into it and use MegaPressG to put it right back on. We don’t have all that backtracked work, which saves us a lot of time,” McCarthy said.

“Also, it’s so versatile. You don’t have to just start at one end and work toward the other. You can have guys on both ends, different floors, wherever, working on different parts.”

McCarthy’s crew started work on the condos in August, and the build is scheduled to be complete in late 2020.

“The time it takes with Viega, I can basically do it twice as fast as compared to threading,” he said. “There are no leaks if you put it in properly, so it’s a great product. Way better than anything else.” ■