Speedfit come unscewed

[R D S]

A heads up as much as anything.

Addressing a torrent of water pissing down a wall I ran for the stopcock and then found a (mercifully easily accessible) speedfit elbow had come completely unscrewed.

Anyone who has used them will know you can unscrew them partly normally to release the grip on the pipe, and entirely with a bit of force but this one offers no resistance at all until it's completely apart. And has managed to rattle/wriggle itself free.

Pics below in case you want to avoid, I would, brand looks like TLC. I've no idea where it came from oddly i've no others like it fitted or in my toolbox. So i've either bought it as a one off (doubtful, I like spares) or inherited it.

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[Roger Mills]

Pretty certainly not a JG-Speedfit - I've not had any problems with those.

I thought TLC sold electrical stuff - not plumbing?

[Andy Burns]

as someone else said, it's not a true Speedfit(R)

did and/or should it have an insert?

[polygonum_on_google]

Could it be a JG Twist & Lock?

[R D S]

Yes, it had an insert, but it wasn't that the pipe had popped out of the fitting, but the fitting itself had come apart.

[R D S]

Me neither.

I'm pretty sure it's not the TLC we are familiar with. But if you see the letters embossed on pushfit plumbing connectors give it a swerve.

[williamwright]

I passed this on to a friend who retired recently from a senior position in the plastic plumbing industry. He says it looks like a Chinese counterfeit product.

Bill

[Dave Plowman (News]

Glad I acquired the skills and tools to use copper. ;-) It's also very satisfying to make a neat job with it. When taps and radiators and boilers are plastic I'll likely change.

[R D S]

I'd agree with you to a degree and had always used copper in the past and still would with any plumbing at home where it's visible.

I tend to go with plastic at work where aesthetics matter less.

I have to say i've done a fair amount of plumbing mains water with plastic over the years and have had no real bother, this part that failed is plainly a cheapo piece of crap. I'd love to know how I came about it, it's probably come from the 'pound shop' when the normal haunts have been shut while i've been doing a job on a Sunday and been one elbow short. I'll have a look next time i'm in.

I became less inclined to look down on plastic when I had to rip my landing floor up to investigate a stain on the ceiling and found a pinhole leak in a length of copper.

Life is full of uncertainty but there always seems to be water dripping through a ####ing ceiling.

[Andrew]

I have that problem with leaking windscreens on cars. My Astra Mk 3 (dark metallic blue) was always parked so that full sun hit the passenger side. When it was 14 years old the passenger footwell started developing a puddle. Turned out that the mastic on the spotwelded joint that runs the length of the roof and normally hidden by a plastic trim trip had cracked and when crud accumulated under the trim strip, water found its way inside and down the A pillar.