Old Bath, 22mm Taps not 3/4, no flexi connectors? Help!!

[diggorysp]

Hi,

I have searched all over for this, but can't find anything.

I have an old cast iron bath, with taps that have a 22mm thread, NOT 3/4 inch. How do I know ? Well I bought some 3/4 to 22mm flexi tap connectors from screwfix, and the 3/4 tap connector does not fit, but 22mm nut fits the tape screw.

What I can't find is any tape connector that is 22mm to 22mm, or any connector that goes from 22mm female to 3/4 male, checked screwfit but they only have female to female or male to male.

Should these taps even exist??? I am going mad trying to find a connector,can any one help please? The other choice is using 22mm copper pipe to connect the taps, but trying to avoid this if possible.


Thank you to any one who has any knowledge of what I am after






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[stardanny]

Hi

If the 22mm copper pipe fit inside taps then this is the only way.

Some taps has 22mm, other taps has 3/4inch. You could change the taps.

Dan.

 

[kirkgas]

i didnt know you could get taps with 22mm threads, i thought all taps were BSP thread, ie 1/2" and 3/4", oh well you live and learn

 

[seco services]

cut the pipes below the tap connectors and fit a 22mm x 3/4" MI then fit your flexis.

 

[stardanny]

cut the pipes below the tap connectors and fit a 22mm x 3/4" MI then fit your flexis.

I thought he's talking about connecting a 22mm copper pipe to a 22mm thread taps? He tried to use a flex connector to connect from 22mm copper pipe to 3/4in taps but he found that the tap is 22mm.

I've seen some old taps has 22mm.

 

[diggorysp]

cut the pipes below the tap connectors and fit a 22mm x 3/4" MI then fit your flexis.

I thought he's talking about connecting a 22mm copper pipe to a 22mm thread taps? He tried to use a flex connector to connect from 22mm copper pipe to 3/4in taps but he found that the tap is 22mm.

I've seen some old taps has 22mm.

Hi, thanks, yeah this is exactly it, old taps with 22mm thread...looks like the only way is to use pipe not flexi, thanks for the responses guys!

My fault for getting hold of an old cast iron bath and thinking it is a good idea using it......have the lead pipe overflow to deal with next!

 

[diggorysp]

Hi

If the 22mm copper pipe fit inside taps then this is the only way.

Some taps has 22mm, other taps has 3/4inch. You could change the taps.

Dan.

Thanks Dan, yup, the 22mm pipe fits nice and snug inside the taps!

 

[seco services]

stardanny

well i thought the bath was already fitted with existing pipework/connectors etc and he just wanted to change it to flexis.

 

[seco services]

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[TicklyT]

That's confused me.. 22mm compression fitting nuts usually have a 3/4" BSP thread....
Some fittings do use a finer thread, something like 26mm X 1mm pitch, which would probably be close enough to a 1" X 26 TPI British Standard Brass thread for the nut to fit.

OP - When you say the tap connector doesn't fit, is it completely the wrong size, just fractionally larger or smaller, or the right size, but with the wrong pitch thread?

Bearing in mind a 1/2" BSP thread is about 21mm diameter, and a 3/4" BSP thread is about 26.5mm diameter, have you been supplied with 22mm X 1/2" tap connectors in error?

 

[diggorysp]

That's confused me.. 22mm compression fitting nuts usually have a 3/4" BSP thread....
Some fittings do use a finer thread, something like 26mm X 1mm pitch, which would probably be close enough to a 1" X 26 TPI British Standard Brass thread for the nut to fit.

OP - When you say the tap connector doesn't fit, is it completely the wrong size, just fractionally larger or smaller, or the right size, but with the wrong pitch thread?

Bearing in mind a 1/2" BSP thread is about 21mm diameter, and a 3/4" BSP thread is about 26.5mm diameter, have you been supplied with 22mm X 1/2" tap connectors in error?

Hi, the tap connector is just fractionally too small, got the screwfit wrapper here for the connector, 22mm Valve * 3/4 * 500 * 13mm.

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[diggorysp]

Just found this

http://www.plumbingforless.co.uk/22mm-x-22mm-flexible-tap-connector-p-7928.html

if it really is 22mm either end, I may have found my goal!

 

[Gasop]

Just found this

http://www.plumbingforless.co.uk/22mm-x-22mm-flexible-tap-connector-p-7928.html

if it really is 22mm either end, I may have found my goal!

Those really are 22mm each end.

They fit onto 22mm copper pipe, they are not female threads.

 

[diggorysp]

Just found this

http://www.plumbingforless.co.uk/22mm-x-22mm-flexible-tap-connector-p-7928.html

if it really is 22mm either end, I may have found my goal!

Those really are 22mm each end.

They fit onto 22mm copper pipe, they are not female threads.

ahhh so close!

thanks

 

[Weedrip]

As silly as this will sound are sure that there is not still fitted a 3/4fi by copper fitting still attached to the tap tails.

I would really like to see a picture of the tap tails as anything other than than a BSP thread would be a first.

but as noted above you live and learn.....