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Metric fittings, imperial pipe

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  • 11-11-2006 1:05pm
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    Hi,

    I have just received my thermal store all pre-plumbed with metric fittings, all the pipework in the house is Irish (imperial) :eek:

    What is the best wat to connect 1/2" pipe to 15mm fittings (some compression and some pushfit) and the same for 3/4" pipe and 22mm fittings.

    Can I just get away with using a 1/2" or 3/4" olive in the metric compression fittings, but what about the push fit.

    I can only think about using a short length of metric then changing size in a streight compression fitting.

    Are there any better ways to do it?


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    starman100
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    Ask at your local plumber's merchants for adapter fittings, DO NOT try and force olives if they don't fit or you could have a disaster on your hands down the line.


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    Reyman
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    Deleted User wrote:
    Hi,




    Can I just get away with using a 1/2" or 3/4" olive in the metric compression fittings, but what about the push fit.

    I've often used the metric 15mm and 22mm fittings with 1/2" and 3/4" pipe but with 1/2" and 3/4" olives.

    No problem ever. I think they're pretty compatible


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    [Deleted User]
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    Reyman wrote:
    I've often used the metric 15mm and 22mm fittings with 1/2" and 3/4" pipe but with 1/2" and 3/4" olives.

    No problem ever. I think they're pretty compatible

    Thanks starman, thats what I suspected, I have a few spare olives.

    Looks like I will have to use a short length of metric pipe in the push-fit connectors and then use a streight connector to convert to imperial.

    Unless someone has another idea.....


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