connection onto f+e tank float valve

[stratplus]

How do all, seen many ways of connecting to the male thread at the end of the float valve. What do you guys use??

 

[SimonG]

Tap connector or an angled service valve

 

[stratplus]

We used to use tap swivels with the fibre washer but looking at the end of the float valve there dosen't look like there is a flat surface to seal with the fibre washer.

 

[stratplus]

Thinking about it you could use the ball o fix swivels that we normally connect straight onto a wc valve with the fibre washer.

 

[BLOD]

We used to use tap swivels with the fibre washer but looking at the end of the float valve there dosen't look like there is a flat surface to seal with the fibre washer.

you could change the ball valve at the same time - couple of minutes more work and only a few quid

 

[Kyle87]

We used to use tap swivels with the fibre washer but looking at the end of the float valve there dosen't look like there is a flat surface to seal with the fibre washer.

Will it fit and olive and a half inch nut. I've came across these

 

[stratplus]

I fitted a new bs1212 pt2 float valve. I used the original fitting to connect onto the new valve which was a nut and what looked like an old type olive sealed with hemp. Cleaned up the fitting and sealed with jet blue but is now weeping. I may change the fitting for a swivel tap connector with fibre washer or may go with a female iron to 1/2" comp. The old fitting was a nut and olive onto pipe with another olive??and nut onto the valve thread. Not seen these before, just thinking the hemp would have been similar to a fibre washer and what I thought was an olive wasn't. if that makes sense.