Re: 22mm Tee, but no play in the pipe?

[Tim W]

GB wibbled on Tuesday 27 October 2009 10:50

I need to take a T off a 22mm pipe (and off an old imperial pipe the same > size), but it doesn't look like there will be any play in the pipe to get > the new fitting in. Any ideas? >

Conex compression - you need about 1cm max play - do you not have even that much flex?

Otherwise chop a section out and use a solder slip coupling to insert a new bit of pipe to join into the tee (can be slid onto one pipe fully, then slid back over the other pipe).

Chop a lump out and use plastic or a flexible connector or even a bendy corrugated copper section.

[RobertL]

You could cut the tube back further and do it with two elbows and a T.

You could drill out the central flange in the T and slide it right over one pipe first if there is enough lateral play.

R

Robert

[RobertL]

Actually that was Tim's idea :-)

R

[Tim W]

GB wibbled on Tuesday 27 October 2009 12:52

You're welcome :)

JG Speedfit (pushfit) is good IME. There are other (incompatible) types. JG will pushfit onto copper too (I polish the ends of old copper with fine gauge wire wool)

[dent]

That's a good way. I was after some recently though and my local local plumbers merchant (PTS) told me that they didn't bother stocking them anymore because everyone is going to plastic/push-fit. They still stocked a good range of ef/sr copper fittings though, so I don't know why slip couplers have been dropped.

dan.