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A fitting or adapter is used in pipe systems to connect straight sections of pipe or tube, adapt to different sizes or shapes, and for other purposes such as regulating (or measuring) fluid flow. These fittings are used in plumbing to manipulate the conveyance of water, gas, or liquid waste in domestic or commercial environments, within a system of pipes or tubes.
Fittings (especially uncommon types) require money, time, materials, and tools to install, and are an important part of piping and plumbing systems. Valves are technically fittings, but are usually discussed separately.

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  1. B

    Fittings to branch into cast soil pipe?

    I would like to add another WC about 2m to the right of existing WC. The existing soil pipe has only one WC (coming out the wall straight into the soil pipe) and is a straight vertical cast iron 4 inch pipe with a vent at the roof. My plan is to go out the wall with the new WC and then go down...
  2. J

    Looking for some advice on new toilet fittings

    Hi all, Got a tiler coming around to tile to toilet and thought i might aswell replace the old toilet. Problem i can see is if i order a new toilet there is gonna be a big chance that the water feed pipe going to the old cistern will not line up with the new cistern. I was thinking if i cut...
  3. D

    Fittings needed for freestanding taps

    Bought this discontinued bath and freestanding bath taps from Wickes. The taps were quite discounted mainly due to the fittings that couples the unit to the hot/cold water pipes have been misplaced. So I'm trying to find/buy the correct fittings so I can connect this to the hot/cold water...
  4. A

    Is white PTFE tape allowed on gas fittings these days?

    Ex gas fitter here. I haven't worked on gas for at least a decade so I'm not up to speed on any changes there may have been since I last worked in the industry. However, I have recently gone to a family members house who has had a new kitchen fitted. I couldn't help but notice that the gas...
  5. J

    Help to identify fittings & pipe please

    Hi all, Went to survey a job yesterday and need some help to identify fittings & pipe please - see pic. Many thanks in advance. Cheers Jim
  6. A

    Why different forces are needed for 110 mm soil pipe fittings?

    Do you know why some 110 mm soil pipe fittings are easy to push into the soil pipe, whilst other fittings are much, much harder to get in, given that they all need to do the same job of making a gas tight and water tight seal? Recently I found that I could easily push into the soil pipe the end...
  7. R

    Victorian Brass Pipe Compression Fittings

    Hello all, I am hoping to get some advice on a small project I am working on at the moment. I have a lovely old victorian towel rail which I am trying to modify to make it smaller. Its just too big for out house. It is made of Brass pipe and fittings, 1 1/2" . The Brass pipe has a flange end...
  8. M

    What best to replace this collection of fittings?

    Help! I have uploaded a photo of fittings that have been weeping, for a long time, beneath a sink in my daughters (recently moved in) house. The hot water had to be turned off because of big leak under floor. The pic shows tails from the mixer tap, beneath which is a stop valve, with no...
  9. J

    Compression fittings. How tight?

    Hi all I have just finished the last thing in our ensuite. The thing I was most worried about actually. I had to re-install the shower valve onto my new pipework. Anyway, after installation I had a few little drops of water from one of the compression nuts. I nipped up the nut a little more and...
  10. Bogart

    End feed fittings being awkward.

    Am sure is not me as I have done end feed fittings before with no problem. What I am experiencing is that after cleaning up the fitting and the pipe they slip into each other fine but after I apply flux they do not. If I try to turn the fitting on the pipe a lot of the time it is very hard...
  11. D

    XPress fittings, pros and cons. Opinions please.

    Hi, looking at getting into press fit fittings as I like the speed that they can be installed on copper, and without a flame, or a big ugly plastic or compression fitting. They look great and earth continuity is maintained and are tamper proof on copper. The fittings are also inexpensive. Apart...
  12. S

    Plumbing fittings prices

    Hi I would like to start selling plumbing articles but I do not know exactly the prices in England. Is anyone this forum can tell me these wholesale prices are attractive on this market? Brass nipple 1/2' – 0,41£ 1'- 1,45£ MDPE coupler 32-2,15£ Thank you for your help
  13. S

    Push Fit Fittings and rotating

    How far can push fit fittings be rotated after being joined, i need to wallpaper behind a radiator that I don’t want too remove. I have a pic just know were too host it. 45/90 degrees possible ? FOUND AWAY TOO ADD THE PIC IMG_0316.JPG Thanks in advance Steve
  14. N

    Cast iron radiator fittings

    Hi all I am converting a 1910 community hall. It has 3 original cast iron radiators which are in good order but were installed via big steel pipe. The radiator fittings (connectors) are a big problem. At one end I have a steel pipe coming out with a 14tpi three quarter BSP tapered thread, that's...
  15. D

    Need to find out how I can remove soft-close top fix toilet fittings?

    I have the job of trying to remove the fittings for an existing soft-close, top-fix, toilet seat. The problem is that I cannot get the 2 existing bungs and one stubborn machine screw out of the holes in the porcelain. The screw just goes round and round in the hole - it won't unscrew out and it...
  16. R

    Are any fittings allowed on mains in before the stopcock?

    My stopcock is in a difficult to access location behind kickboards, can I put a coupling on the mdpe pipe coming up and into the house and move the stopcock up into the cupboard under the sink? Just wondering if any fittings are even allowed between the mains shutoff in the street and the...
  17. J

    320+ x Geberit Mapress Plumbers Fittings Stainless Steel 316 & Copper Job Lot

    ALL FOR SALE 33 x 1.4401/316 - ø28/ø15 10 x 1.4401/316 - ø22/ø15 19 x t connet ø15/ø15/ø15 26 x 90 degree ø15 17 x ø15/R 0.5" 02 x ø15 45 degree 06 x ø15/Rp.5" 11 x ø22/ø15/ø22 06 x 22/22/22 02 x 22/22/Rp.5 09 x 22mm chrome elbow 09 x 22mm chrome straight 05 x 15mm chrome elbow 03 x ø22/R.5"...
  18. P

    Plumbing fittings for sale in Macclesfield

    Hi everyone, I haven't been on the forum for a long time as I have retired from plumbing. On clearing out my garage I have found a roll of 10mm copper, numerous copper fittings, stop taps , gate valves , speedfit pipe with fittins and inserts, a couple of TRV's some waste pipe fittings etc. I...
  19. gmartine

    Storage for fittings?

    Thought it was good value (its huge), catches probably wont last too long. Powerfix Profi XXL Organiser Box - at Lidl UK
  20. M

    Half inch or 15mm pipe fittings question

    Hi folks Need some help ASAP please. I cannot fully turn of the mains inside my property due to very old stopcock under kitchen sink. Property has two stop cocks internally (house is 1930's build) with the first being made of lead on one side of stop valve and copper coming out of the other...
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