Odd Trap Size

[Bahco]

I bought a chrome trap from Screwfix a few yrs ago and have decided to utilise it on my new bathroom. However I can't seem to find a coupler to connect it as it is an awkward size.

It seems to be 31 mm diameter and I have tried 2 plumbers merchants with no joy!

Anybody got a clue?

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• Bahco
• 28 Aug 2008
• 1

 

[seco services]

won't the standard 32mm pushfit fit ?

 

[Bahco]

No.

Plumbers merchants tried that and compresion fittings too. They gave up!

 

[seco services]

what are they to large for the trap?

 

[Bahco]

Are they to large for the trap?

The trap will fit in but not a snug fit and will leak. Been advised to pack it with loads of silicone but don't want to go down that route.

 

[seco services]

the only other fitting i know of that is universal is a polypipe uwc 32 that fits solvent, pushfit metric and imperial.

 

[Bahco]

Cheers Seco

Have you a link

 

[seco services]

see if i can find it.

 

[seco services]

http://www.polypipe.com/polypipe/controller?action=BP-Products&categoryID=298

in the book and when i spoke to them when about it before.
fits bs5254 bs5255 plastic and metric imperial copper

when i phoned them they said it will take pushfit and solvent pipe.
as i was doing the same idea needed a pushfit fitting to go on a chrome trap then to solvent but without using a large compression fitting.

 

[Bahco]

 

[seco services]

 

[theoutlaw]

Have you gone back to screwfix to see if they have a fitting for it?

Tony

 

[JohnD]

I am no plumber, but the compression fitting waste connectors have a sort of rubber washer inside that squashes down onto the pipe inside as tou tighten the nut. So unless the pipe is too big to go in, they will accomodate quite a wide variation in pipes.

btw I got one of those bottle traps for my mum, it gets blocked easily. I'd recomend an "S" shaped trap, not a bottle.