Is my hot water cylinder male or female help me please!!

adrian_uk17 · 19 Aug 2006

I know i am probably being dumb on this one but here goes:

Female thread in Hot water cylinder = 1"
Thread on Surrey Flange = 3/4"

On the surrey flange box it says 22mm surrey flange..... 1" MI BSP x 3/4" FI Outlet

So what does the bush do exactly, does it change the thread from imperial to metric?

Thank you all for your replies!!

doitall · 19 Aug 2006

adrian_uk17 said:
I know i am probably being dumb on this one but here goes:

Female thread in Hot water cylinder = 1"
Thread on Surrey Flange = 3/4"

On the surrey flange box it says 22mm surrey flange..... 1" MI BSP x 3/4" FI Outlet

So what does the bush do exactly, does it change the thread from imperial to metric?

Thank you all for your replies!!

If the surrey flange says 1" BSP x 3/4", then you won't need a bush, but you will need a 3/4" x 22 MI x Copper compression straight connector

doitall · 19 Aug 2006

JonB said:
How do they get the text all the way over there to the right.
JonB

its because the picture is toooooooo big

adrian_uk17 · 19 Aug 2006

hmmm think the outlet is 1" MI BSP x 3/4" FI Outlet.

Its a standard 22mm Watermill one so i think i will need a bush.

Hmmmm how to turn something easy into something complicated.

TBH i am more concerned with getting that bush off of the hot water cylinder!

doitall · 19 Aug 2006

adrian_uk17 said:
hmmm think the outlet is 1" MI BSP x 3/4" FI Outlet.

Its a standard 22mm Watermill one so i think i will need a bush.

Hmmmm how to turn something easy into something complicated.

TBH i am more concerned with getting that bush off of the hot water cylinder!

It's not complicated

The fitting in the cylinder is a 1" MI x 22mm Copper compression coupling.

The surrey flange is 1" MI x 3/4" FI so you want a 3/4" MI x 22mm copper compression coupling to go in the surry flange to connect to the copper.

Turn the storage water tank off and open the taps till the water stops running, slacken the compresion nut and allow the water in the pipe to run out, by lift the pipe slightly.

Leave it all connected as is because it gives it strength, big spanner on the fitting and turn anti-clockwise as you look at it, steadying the pipe and fitting as you pull the spanner.

chrishutt · 19 Aug 2006

Mistaken post.

Softus · 21 Aug 2006

doitall said:
...jointing compound on the olive.

Don't do this to an olive - it's an archaic and technically bad practise that has no place in the 21st century.

supersparky · 21 Aug 2006

softus:
Take your hand off your C*ck
and stop being a w*nker

is there ever a post you cant / wont find fault with for no apparent reason?

Softus · 21 Aug 2006

supersparky said:
is there ever a post you cant / wont find fault with for no apparent reason?

Your inconsequential little opinion is noted. Thank you for your input.

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Is my hot water cylinder male or female help me please!!

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