I have a problem with an old Imperial Black Alkathene Mains pipe (outside Diameter 21.3mm 3/4 inch), which supplies water into my flat.
The pipe has had a 22mm metric brass stopcock attached to it for the past 15 years, using a standard olive compression fitting, but recently the pipe has cracked a bit at the point that it attaches to the stopcock causing a small leak and this needs to be remedied.
Ideally I'd like to cut the pipe below the crack, put in a stiffening insert and a 3/4 olive to re-attach back to the stopcock.
Trouble is:
I don't know if the Alkathene pipe is a class "C" and class"D", these have different internal diameters. I can't shut water off too the flat to cut off a bit and find out, it needs freezing.
I can't find anywhere that sells inserts for Imperial BS 1972 pipework.
Believe it or not I have sought professional help, but everyone I've contacted is either busy, on holiday or doesn't deal with alkathene.
Any suggestions where I can get pipe inserts please?
The pipe has had a 22mm metric brass stopcock attached to it for the past 15 years, using a standard olive compression fitting, but recently the pipe has cracked a bit at the point that it attaches to the stopcock causing a small leak and this needs to be remedied.
Ideally I'd like to cut the pipe below the crack, put in a stiffening insert and a 3/4 olive to re-attach back to the stopcock.
Trouble is:
I don't know if the Alkathene pipe is a class "C" and class"D", these have different internal diameters. I can't shut water off too the flat to cut off a bit and find out, it needs freezing.
I can't find anywhere that sells inserts for Imperial BS 1972 pipework.
Believe it or not I have sought professional help, but everyone I've contacted is either busy, on holiday or doesn't deal with alkathene.
Any suggestions where I can get pipe inserts please?