Imperial pipes

[ianmacd]

When was imperial pipe phased out? I am doing some water work in my house and think that the darker coloured pipes maybe imperial so won't take the standard speedfit connections. Would that be correct?

Ian.

 

[Andy™]

you can still get imperial to metric connectors. often, its just a different olive. just dont do what my dad done and sweat a metric tee onto a imperial pipe and leave a gaping hole at the side.

 

[ianmacd]

Guess thats more of an issue with 22m onto 3/4" and 28mm onto 1" than 15mm onto 1/2".

 

[Andy™]

Guess thats more of an issue with 22m onto 3/4" and 28mm onto 1" than 15mm onto 1/2".

not sure, but there not that much differenct in size. iirc, it was a 3/4 onto 22mm that my dad tried to bodge.ended up cutting imperial shorter, fitting straight connector, then into tee

 

[tom1]

nip to merchants mate tell them and they should be able to give you and imperial to metric converter solder that on and go from there.

i have put speed fot stopends on imperial befor not realsing, it held up the plumber said it was lucky that it did