Flexable bath waste 38mm?

[RickyLee53]

Hello,

My new bath has a 38mm waste, its on the end of a flexible corrugated pipe (bit like a hoover pipe) it has about a 6 inch section that is 38mm.

A 40mm compression is too big, as is a solvent weld, or push fit. But 32mm is too small. (obviously)

Any idea's how to make this work. It'd be perfect to keep this pipe, as the bath is going to be mounted in the floor, and it'd mean it could be lifted out should we need access to anything in the future. I've got a CNC lathe at work, and thought about making something from aluminium, but surely this isn't the "normal" way. Is there something i'm not familiar with?

 

[Charnwood]

McAlpine Multifit fittings should do the job.

 

[RickyLee53]

McAlpine Multifit fittings should do the job.

I'm not sure if i'm looking at the wrong thing, but they seem to be 40mm like others.

 

[Burnerman]

I think you'll find the 40mm compression will work - it won't feel all that tight but so long as the rubber ring is there and its fully tightened it should be leak free.
John

 

[mickyg]

i think you bought you bath off ebay
Seriously though Ive had this problem before with dog baths, had to use a compression and make up some slack with ptfe, proper bodge but so is the equipment provided so what can you do

 

[RickyLee53]

i think you bought you bath off ebay
Seriously though Ive had this problem before with dog baths, had to use a compression and make up some slack with ptfe, proper bodge but so is the equipment provided so what can you do

Hello,

Ebay/china! haha.

To be honest the quality of the bath isn't bad. And of course I could change the whole waste, but the flexable part would be very handy.

I've just bought one of these,

http://www.screwfix.com/p/flexi-waste-straight-coupling-38-45mm/81383?_requestid=1077112

It certainly doesn't look like it'll do the job. But it says it will so i'll try it.

The next thing I was thinking was an automotive silicone reducer, these will stretch enough to go over. This might help people searching in the future.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Straight-...ing_MJ&var=&hash=item43ab859119#ht_1115wt_904

 

[Charnwood]

I'm not sure if i'm looking at the wrong thing, but they seem to be 40mm like others.

No idea where you are looking, but McAlpine, on their website, use imperial sizes for the Multifit range. You want 11/2".