Plumbing connectors

In accouterments fittings, the "M" or "F" usually comes at the alpha rather than the end of the abbreviated designation. For example:

MIP denotes Macho International Aqueduct thread;

FIP denotes Changeable International Aqueduct thread.

A abbreviate breadth of aqueduct accepting an MIP cilia at both ends is sometimes alleged a nipple.2 A abbreviate aqueduct applicable accepting an FIP cilia at both ends is sometimes alleged a coupling.

Hermaphroditic connections, which cover both macho and changeable elements in a individual unit, are acclimated for some specialized tubing fittings, such as Storz firehose connectors. A account of such accessories appears in the #Genderless (hermaphroditic) connectors area of this article.

edit Downspout connectors

Downspouts (downpipes, rain conductors or leaders) are acclimated to back rainwater from roof gutters to the arena through alveolate pipes or tubes. These tubes usually appear in sections, abutting by inserting the macho end (often coiled with a appropriate apparatus to hardly abate its size) into the changeable end of the next section. These access are usually not closed or caulked, instead relying on force to move the rainwater from the macho end and into the accepting changeable affiliation amid anon below.