Essex Flange

funkyg · 1 Oct 2005

I have tried to fit a 1 inch female Danzey flange to top of my hot tank, but the tank has a male 1 inch bsp and is too long for the flange - is it adaptable? How?

Paul Barker · 1 Oct 2005

I don't know the flange you're using but a york or a surrey flange one male one female are for the top of cylinders or an essex flange is where you drill a hole in the side, thread the rubber seal and split copper ring through, hold on to back nut with flip ovver wire contraption, drop it in and buy another one but get it right this time because of that expensive mistake you've learned from. In the end you'll get it right.

funkyg · 1 Oct 2005

Hi. Thanks for the reply. The flange has a female 1 inche end to connect to the top male 1 inche at the top of the tank. the problem is, the flange runs out of thread before sealing to the top of the tank and leaks.

chrishutt · 1 Oct 2005

flange has a female 1 inche end

Would that be "ye olde worlde inche" as opposed to the modern inch?

Seriously though, perhaps you could fit a 1" washer to the base of the female thread - the top of the male thread would then compress on this. In addition (or instead) gas type PTFE tape, or hemp, wrapped generously around male threads might well seal.

funkyg · 1 Oct 2005

He he he! Many thanks for your help - I am gonna give that a try.

Thanks.

chrishutt · 1 Oct 2005

He he he! - I am gonna give that a try.

Er..when I said "hemp", I meant the fibrous stuff used for sealing pipe threads.....You did realise that?

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