Large 15mm brass olives

[Matt0029]

Anywhere no where they may sell 15mm brass olives that are really meaty kind of like dome shaped? I want them for doing refurb work when taking old showers off to aquapanel the walls. The olives that were on originally are a lot bigger than the ones mainly available now. Thanks.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

15mm Brass Compression Olive | Stevenson Plumbing & Electrical Supplies

 

[Best]

Conex 15mm olives.
Good meaty and quality soft brass.

 

[Ben-gee]

Matt, invest in an olive puller - they are excellent (monument) and it makes you feel like a proper plumber when using it!
The only thing more plumbery is my old sliding swage tool, but that doesn’t see the light of day anymore.

 

[Jim Goodenough]

The only thing more plumbery is my old sliding swage tool, but that doesn’t see the light of day anymore.

You mean you use couplings instead of mashing your Monument swaging into the end of the tube... well I never...

 

[Matt0029]

Matt, invest in an olive puller - they are excellent (monument) and it makes you feel like a proper plumber when using it!
The only thing more plumbery is my old sliding swage tool, but that doesn’t see the light of day anymore.

Thanks yes I have an olive puller. I won't be able to get the olives back on though.

 

[Ben-gee]

You might if you try really hard.

Put the olive in a fitting ( straight is best) then you can hammer it onto a spare bit if pipe without damaging it.

Now undo the nut and remove the fitting.

Now take a hammer and gently tap on the centre of the olive whilst rotating the pipe. This “relaxes “ the olive effectively doing the opposite of what happens when you do a fitting up. Lots of small taps is best and you get in a rhythm.

By the way, I am not joking - this really works.

 

[WC1]

Or wrap a bit of ptfe round the olive ? - Just sayin'

 

[Embo]

I find the ones that come with Honeywell TRV's are larger than normal . You could buy a valve keep it for van stock and use the olives and substitute with normal olives when using the TRV.