An assembly configured to be press joined with a pipe by a pressing tool includes a piping component, which includes a body, a first end having a rim and an inner surface having a plurality of grooves, and a sealing recess wall positioned between the first end and the body and defining a sealing recess. The assembly also includes a sealing element received within the sealing recess of the piping component and having a sealing element thickness. The sealing element thickness of the sealing element is about equal to and not less than a Minimum Sealing Element Thickness Value of the sealing element.

An assembly configured to be press joined with a pipe by a pressing tool includes a piping component, which includes a body, a first end having a rim and an inner surface having a plurality of grooves, and a sealing recess wall positioned between the first end and the body and defining a sealing recess. The assembly also includes a sealing element received within the sealing recess of the piping component and having a sealing element thickness. The sealing element thickness of the sealing element is about equal to and not less than a Minimum Sealing Element Thickness Value of the sealing element.

The present disclosure provides an apparatus (2, 4) for dispensing adhesive. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises: a housing body (12) including a cavity and an aperture (22), wherein the housing body includes a front plate (20) having an angled internal surface (24); an internal member having an angled surface; a channel (226) for adhesive positioned to extrude adhesive between the angled internal surface and the angled surface of the internal member onto the outer surface of the selected male pipe.