Plumbing help - pipe sizes!!

cubegame

Nilrem wrote: »

Soldering with those sorts of fittings is very simple, they have the solder already in the fitting, so you just need to make sure the ends of the pipes are clean, and to apply a bit of flux, then heat it with a blowtorch for a couple of minutes until the solder flows (making sure you get the back/sides as well as the front of the joint;)).

That's part of the problem. The back and sides are practically inaccessible.

Anyone know of a compression fitting?

merch

would item #39199 on Toolstation do the trick?

cubegame

merch wrote: »

would item #39199 on Toolstation do the trick?

That's similar to what my good lady picked up yesterday. The half inch connector isn't a compression joint.

:-(

merch

d'oh - I should have looked at the photo more closely!

plumb1_2

Inactive wrote: »

Strange, what are these then?, second item down...:rolleyes:

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/PlumbingampHeating/SolderRing/d20/sd2699

I have been a plumber for over 35 yrs and never used 1, and never will, i have file that will do the job. I know they used to make them, but i have not seen them available for years, so i was under the impression they were not longer availble, 22x3/4" yes.
Infact i still have a tool to compress 22mm pipe to 3/4, so i can join onto a 3/4" pipe, and a tool to open up 1/2" to make a 15mm socket, just need to aneal the pipe.

And you would be very hard pressed to find 1 at most plumbers merchants.
If i needed 1 while doing a job for a customer, i dont think they would be to happy waiting until i ordered 1 online and waiting for delivery.Leaving their water off or dripping. Far quicker to file down and fit either compression or endfeed coupling.

wildheart_2

plumb1 wrote: »

I have been a plumber for over 35 yrs and never used 1, and never will, i have file that will do the job. I know they used to make them, but i have not seen them available for years, so i was under the impression they were not longer availble, 22x3/4" yes.

And you would be very hard pressed to find 1 at most plumbers merchants.
If i needed 1 while doing a job for a customer, i dont think they would be to happy waiting until i ordered 1 online and waiting for delivery.Leaving their water off or dripping. Far quicker to file down and fit either compression or endfeed coupling.

i work at city plumbing and we keep 1/2 x 15mm as a stock item as did graham when i worked there.

plumb1_2

wildheart wrote: »

i work at city plumbing and we keep 1/2 x 15mm as a stock item as did graham when i worked there.

Yah, and you sell loads? 1 a year to 6 week trained plumbers.
6p for enfeed coupling £1+ for adaptor plus time factor. Most trained plumbers will not use them, or have them in their vans. Try and find a 1/2"x 15 in a van full of 300+ fittings, doesn't workout in real life.

Give me the part number(on your sysytem) and when i call in my local City Plumbing i will ask them to do a stock search of how many branchs have them instock in the northwest.And post the results.

Inactive

plumb1 wrote: »

I have been a plumber for over 35 yrs and never used 1, and never will, i have file that will do the job. I know they used to make them, but i have not seen them available for years, so i was under the impression they were not longer availble, 22x3/4" yes.
Infact i still have a tool to compress 22mm pipe to 3/4, so i can join onto a 3/4" pipe, and a tool to open up 1/2" to make a 15mm socket, just need to aneal the pipe.

And you would be very hard pressed to find 1 at most plumbers merchants.
If i needed 1 while doing a job for a customer, i dont think they would be to happy waiting until i ordered 1 online and waiting for delivery.Leaving their water off or dripping. Far quicker to file down and fit either compression or endfeed coupling.

But you said " there is no such fitting "..wrong I'm afraid, not really interested in your somewhat bodge methods.

plumb1_2

Inactive wrote: »

But you said " there is no such fitting "..wrong I'm afraid, not really interested in your somewhat bodge methods.

And what bodge methods are those Nobby?

andyjjj

Hi guys

Been reading this and it's a good read, seems to answer a lot of questions but the only problem for me is that my pipes are Plastic!

I've seen the copper adaptors but not plastic ones.... the outer diameter to my pipes is roughly 17mm with an inner of 14mm, so I'm really not sure what imperial measurement this is supposed to be...

Can anyone advise???

Thanks in advance!