Fitting Becomes Trapped Above Refrigerated Cases

This elbow fits above the case in its final position, but it cannot rotate past the refrigeration piping after the straight run is installed. Do you want the sequence changed or the fitting remade as a split section?

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Do not flatten, notch, or cut the fitting because it fits only after being damaged.

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current mechanical and refrigeration drawings
grid/location and measured elevations
photo showing the duct and nearby cases/piping/fixtures
equipment or case submittal when applicable
what has already been checked

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fitting becomes trapped above refrigerated cases retail grocery fitting trapped above refrigerated case grocery elbow wont rotate installation sequence stop installing adjacent straight duct until the fitting insertion path and future case/service restrictions are understood. a fitting needs room to enter and rotate, not only space in its final position. this elbow fits above the case in its final position, but it cannot rotate past the refrigeration piping after the straight run is installed. do you want the sequence changed or the fitting remade as a split section?

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