Will these flexible tails connect to 15mm Plastic pipe?

Sep 11, 2019 Last reply: 6 years ago 2 Replies

Got the low pressure tap on order.

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hope the connections can be made to 15mm plastic pipe, or else I'll be ripping out tiled trunking.


Yup, it looks like the flexi tails terminate in a female 1/2" BSP threaded coupling.

Normally I would stick a full bore compression service valve on the end of your pipe[1], take off the other nut and ditch the olive, and then screw the tail directly onto the valve. The flexi has a rubber washer in it to make the seal.

[1] Remember to use the right inserts on the plastic pipe when using compression fittings.

Not the most useful photo, but you can just see a flexi fixed onto a service valve in the way described here:

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Just the sort of detailed advice I needed, thanks. I would never have thought of the plastic pipe inserts myself.

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