Recent content by SJ5

Thanks for all the advice. After looking at the extra end near the top of the cylinder there isn't enough room to introduce a dip tube. So purchased an Essex flange and will make a new hole for the fitting. I have checked the size saw drill I will need and looked at these videos as extra...

Thanks for your help! Will have a go now!

On closer inspection it is a steel cylinder. I have a Salamander RT50 Right pump and the instructions do say that I need to have a flange fitted (either Essex or S flange) as per warranty for the pump. As I want to have another go today do I purchase an Essex flange to replace the factory fitted...

I will go for direct feed off the side as I have taken the Salamander S Flange back. The dip tube on the Salamander Flange did not fit into the hole of my cylinder anyway. Not too sure how to go about this though, as I understood the schematics for a top flange fitting! Have I got tis right? So...

Thanks for that. Before I took it back to Screwfix, I tried to see if the Salamander S Flange aerator would fit in the top of the cylinder and it is too big to go in so another reason to take it back. From my original post, the photo of the end nut is an Essex flange and looks like it can be...

Thanks for that - I believe the Salamander S Flange that I bought was the one that you are referring to with 1" female thread nut and male thread. The top of my cylinder is definitely ¾" as the female thread nut just sits on top with room to spare, so I have taken it back to Screwfix. I shall go...

Do they have different size flanges then?

I have just discovered that the top of my cylinder has the wrong size thread for my Salamander S Flange. What can I do to overcome this problem?2 photos: one is the top of the cylinder and the other is on there side of the cylinder. Any ideas?