On 8 Mar 2006 08:09:27 -0800, "Tournifreak" wrote:

|
|Matthew wrote:
| Hi,
|
| Maybe some of the older people on this list can help me with this one.
| Our house was built in 1970 and Im sure that some of the pipework that
| I thought was 22mm or 15mm OD isnt. My questions are 1) What is the
| situation when joining new metric pipe using std brass compression
| fittings to the old stuff? 2) Also will the new speedfit connectors be
| ok on these posssible imperial sizes?
|
|15mm and 1/2" are almost identical. 15mm compression should work with
|both.
|22mm and 3/4" are not very close. You can then use a standard
|compression fitting but you'll have to replace one of the olives with a
|special 3/4" one - available in plumbers merchants, prob. not B&Q.

If you are into Yorkshire or end feed fittings adaptors are still available


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