When you receive such fittings from vendors, mark

each fitting with positive markings for future identification. (The vendor should have already marked the fittings for you).
Do not store altered fittings with regular sized fittings.
A wrong fitting installed by accident in a system could
prove disastrous.

Backing Rings
Figure 2-16 shows rings that are sometimes used in
piping systems under severe service conditions. One
type ring is grooved with knockoff spacer pins.

Figure2-16.Grovetypeweldingringwithknock-offspacerpins.(Courtesyof Tube
TurnsTechnologies,Inc.)
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