"John Rumm" wrote in message
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Arfa Daily wrote:

Some long time back, I bought a whirlpool bath from Bathstore. I bought
the same water inlet and taps that they had fitted in the showroom. I
have just reached the point where I am ready to fit it all, and am having
some difficulty finding the fittings that I need. The filler unit is a
largish chrome fitting on the bath face, with the water connection points
on the half of it fitted behind the bath face. The actual connection
points are plastic male thread which reads about .8 inch - which seems to
be just about exactly 20mm - across the threads, on my vernier. So what
size is this, and what actually fits it ?

Sounds like they expect a standard 1/2" BSP tap connector. Say something
like:

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/15894/...m-x-Pack-of-10

(although for this application plastic pipe and speedfit may be a better
choice, or flexi connectors).

The taps are actually ceramic cartridge valves, with inlet at the bottom,
and outlet at the side. Both of these ports are brass male thread, and
read a tad over 1 inch across the threads. So again, what size actually
is this, and what fits them ?

3/4" BSP I would guess.

My incoming water is 22mm both hot and cold, currently with service
valves fitted, no stubs or anything in the tops of these at the moment.
So, I need to get from a 22mm service valve to the inlet port on the
valve (tap) at 1" (?) and then from the outlet port of the valve, again
1" (?) to the bath filler inlet connector at 20mm.

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/15015/...22mm-x-x-300mm

Just take of the body of the compression fitting on the flexi and and the
remaining nut will screw straight onto your existing service valve.

I had been hoping to use flexis - possibly standard sized tap connectors
to push fit, or push fit to push fit onto tap connectors with pipe stubs
etc, for both sections of each (hot and cold) feed, but looking on, for
instance, B&Q's website, I can't see any combinations of connectors or
flexis that seem to match these sizes. Help please .... d:-\ }

Why are you looking on B&Q's web site and hoping to find anything useful?
;-)

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Cheers,

John.


Thanks for that John. So, 1/2" and 3/4". Where on earth is that measured to
equate to the sizes I measured at the threads ? The logic and history of
plumbing fitting sizes are beyond me ... :-)

Arfa