The dreaded alkathene

[townfanjon]

ehup peeps , anybody know where I can get hold of a mains alkathene fitting to copper and liner .
No local merchants stock them the last one I needed got posted from Northern Island , but it was years ago .
Had a quick look on BES and cant find any.
Down to a bad experience with a philimac type fitting I am reluctant to use another but realise I may have to .
Thanks in advance

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Size ?

 

[Scott_D]

Philmac utc

 

[Rob Foster]

yup what size ? I will have a look in our fittings bins downstairs ..urs if we have one
...centralheatking

 

[Harvest Fields]

How about pipeline or bss?

 

[townfanjon]

20 mm ish

 

[Harvest Fields]

20 mm ish

Have plumb Center not got anything?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

20 mm ish

Black ?

 

[townfanjon]

Black ?

Yep

 

[townfanjon]

Have plumb Center not got anything?

Nah , tried all local merchants

 

[Aire]

Tried one of these?
https://www.NoLinkingToThis/p/jg-speedfit-ugic01-mdpe-imperial-convertor-20mm-x/2768v

 

[ShaunCorbs]

22mm coupling and a imperial olive

 

[townfanjon]

22mm coupling and a imperial olive

Wont work pal tried it

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Wont work pal tried it

Too big ?

 

[townfanjon]

Too big ?

Think so , I darent take the olive off , its perched on the end of the pipe , not going to sleep tonight lol .
I knew this was going to be a tw@t
Looks like a philimac type fitting , one blew off on Friday night so I am not keen on using one , ok a rarity I know .

 

[townfanjon]

Tried one of these?
https://www.NoLinkingToThis/p/jg-speedfit-ugic01-mdpe-imperial-convertor-20mm-x/2768v

Too risky pal , they are for bang on 20 mm , Alkathene is about 20 mm give or take .

 

[Harvest Fields]

Bit outside the box. What about a lead-loc?

 

[Aire]

Too risky pal , they are for bang on 20 mm , Alkathene is about 20 mm give or take .

Are right, I thought it was a 1/2" mdpe to 20mm mdpe adaptor so you could then use a metric fitting to adapt to copper. That was my thinking anyway.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Or one of these?

 

[Chuck]

Looks like a philimac type fitting , one blew off on Friday night so I am not keen on using one , ok a rarity I know .

Are you saying that one of these:

20mm MDPE x 15mm Speedfit/Copper Pushfit Adaptor

is no good because your 20mm Alkathene is really the old imperial stuff? If so, I think that 'Polygrip' is the brand you want. See for example:

Philmac & Polygrip Pipe Fittings - R J Pryce - Plumbing, Builders Merchant & Ironmongery

who seems to have a big range.

 

[townfanjon]

Bit outside the box. What about a lead-loc?

Darent lol , once I cut the pipe thats it , theres no turning back . Its looking like a philimac type ,I knew I would have a load of trouble when I uncovered this beaut

 

[Harvest Fields]

Got a pic?

 

[townfanjon]

Got a pic?

To follow

 

[king of pipes]

This any good to you Town

ehup peeps , anybody know where I can get hold of a mains alkathene fitting to copper and liner .
No local merchants stock them the last one I needed got posted from Northern Island , but it was years ago .
Had a quick look on BES and cant find any.
Down to a bad experience with a philimac type fitting I am reluctant to use another but realise I may have to .
Thanks in advance

RJ pryces in lowestoft they will have one do online bud I bought one recently , and the 3/4" as well to make sure got that on the van only other fitting I have is a 1/2" gunmetal stopcock brand new has 20 on the nut welcome to that if it gets you out of a muddle PM me cheers. kop

 

[Old Account]

This any good to you Town

RJ pryces in lowestoft they will have one do online bud I bought one recently , and the 3/4" as well to make sure got that on the van only other fitting I have is a 1/2" gunmetal stopcock brand new has 20 on the nut welcome to that if it gets you out of a muddle PM me cheers. kop

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I was thinking about the same brand though. Perhaps there is something on here Wade Imperial Copper Pipe Fittings - R J Pryce - Plumbing, Builders Merchant & Ironmongery

 

[Rob Foster]

yup what size ? I will have a look in our fittings bins downstairs ..urs if we have one
...centralheatking

did look nowt like that sorry
chking

 

[Best]

I have some ‘new’ fittings and inserts (been new left over spares had for years) and will take a look tomorrow for you.
If I have it, I can post you it.

 

[king of pipes]

Here you go Town all the components you need . Kop

 

[Ric2013]

Wont work pal tried it

I've done it three times, using a fair bit of PTFE, and 15mm as a pipe insert. But was my pipe same the diameter as yours?

Have you put a vernier around the pipe so you can tell the exact diameter?

 

[townfanjon]

Here you go Town all the components you need . Kop

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Top fella , should be able to do something there , just need it to go to 15 or 22 copper , old school merchants, not available around here .

 

[townfanjon]

I've done it three times, using a fair bit of PTFE, and 15mm as a pipe insert. But was my pipe same the diameter as yours?

Have you put a vernier around the pipe so you can tell the exact diameter?

Yep measures 21mm so should be able to sort something from Mr Kopsta’s merchants.