Electric shower pipe connection

Jeepers_Creepers

  lol

FreeBear

neilmcl said: Because I didn't fancy messing around with olives and potentially overtightening and getting leaks plus I'd have to mess about removing the olive from the old shower to reuse the nut.

Triton state quite clearly in their installation instructions that push fit fittings must not be used as full engagement can not be guaranteed (so leaks could develop). To be honest, it isn't difficult to remove a backing nut from most pipes - Use an adjustable as a sliding hammer behind the nut, or cut through the olive.

When tightening up a compression fitting, it only needs to be tight enough to compress the olive. If you are using gorilla force, then stop before you do any further damage.

Another_Level

Its really down to what the manufactures instructions says For reasons of safety and warranty.

Some say brass compression fittings only, some say push fit can be used But only fittings which are demountable without specialist  tools.

Have seen and heard about pushfit fittings pushing off the shower inlet stem, wet wet wet  :'(  Plumbing systems vary and the installer needs to use the appropriate fittings.

  

Jeepers_Creepers

FreeBear said:

Triton state quite clearly in their installation instructions that push fit fittings must not be used as full engagement can not be guaranteed (so leaks could develop).

Oops - my bad, then :-(