Plumbing fittings

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A brief discription of the fittings and tools used

Fittings

Fittings are used in pipe and plumbing systems to connect straight pipe or tubing sections, to adapt to different sizes or shapes, and for other purposes There are basically two types of copper fittings,compression and capillary A compression fitting comprises of the body an olive and the nut There are two types of capillary end feed and solder ring/integral ring joint

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  Top row-Straight connector/coupler,Bt row-90/Elbow/Street elbow L-R end feed/solder ring/compression

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  L-R 45 Regular Elbow-End feed,Stopend-solder ring,22-15 Reducer

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  Equal tee-Solder ring,Unequal tee/Reducing tee 22-15-15-End feed

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  Olive (can be copper or brass),Insert-Nylon/Metal

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  Tank connector with a nylon and fibre washer

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  L-R 1"BSP to 22mm Metric joiner,22mm solder ring to 3/4" BSP Tap connector,Hosetail-Male thread

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  Washing machine connectors 3/4" BSP with a 3/4" Tap connector

Valves

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  Ball lever valve (always use full bore)

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  Gate valve

Other

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  Heater ring (solder on)

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  Mechanical flange with fibre washer

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  Immersion heater,fibre washer and thermostat

Tools

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  Pipe bender with formers

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  Imm heater box spanner and 12v Immersion heater

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  Various pipe cutters

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  Gas torch,solder and flux

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  Imm heater spanner

Various

Hole size required

Mechanical flange 65mm

22mm Tank connector 28mm

15mm Tank connector 22mm

You can file or drill out the "stop" on tank connectors which will allow the pipe to pass through

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