As my project to auto-fill my coffe machine continues I've found a potable solenoid valve but it has a 10mm hose outlet and I'd like to use something like 6mm copper to carry the water into the reservoir as it will be visible. I can't find a connector (or series of connectors) which will do the job. Is there one (any)?
Ah, I see what you mean. I was planning to put the solenoid and transformer in a small ABS box and have a flexible hose to connect to the water supply so the 'gubbins' could remain in constant position in respect to the tank.
I have no experience of compressed air fittings, do they use olives like plumbing joints?
The kind that I use, and which are quite common, have a push-in arrangement. Basically you cut the end of the tube neatly and push it into the fitting.
There are plastic fittings and stainless steel and they are good to 10 bar which is more than enough for this application.
Try going to rswww.com and putting "push-in" and "fittings" as key words and you will get about 1000 items in different sizes and types. Add "s/steel" as a third one and you'll get the stainless steel ones specifically.
I would be surprised if you didn't find all you need here. There are probably cheaper sources of fittings, but RS is convenient as a one stop shop for small quantities.
BES do a 10mm x 6mm fitting reducer in end-feed (p/n 7179*) which you'd have to use with a 10mm coupler (6766) since they don't do 10 x 6mm directly in reducing couplings. Or you could go 10mm x 8mm coupling (7145) then 8mm x 6mm fitting reducer (7178).
sit down with a cup of coffee with a nice slug of rum in it before looking at the price :-)
Sorry: didn't read your post properly: if the solenoid wants 10mm o/d (compression?) the fitting reducer should work straight off. Still expensive though!
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