What type of fitting on to an electric shower please?

[scotster]

I jhhave just bought a new electric Tritron shower.
The water pipe fiting for the cold mains feed is a short plastic tube thing in a recess in the back with a plastic filter in it. It looks around 15mm but I havent checked.

It asys to use a complression fitting. Do I just use a normal compression fitting with brass olive in this??? I have to assume not. If not what am I looking for please?

Rgds, Scott.

 

[breezer]

what do the instructions say?

(my old one did just as you thought you dont, i.e 15mm compression with olive)

 

[solo]

As breezer says. The fitting instructions actually show a picture of a compression fitting for your guidance. They should also say, don't use pushfit. Have fun.

 

[scotster]

Doesn't have a picture...
Does say ' use compression fitting'

Does say 'dont uses any sealing compound or ptfe'.

Will probably give the plumbers merchant a call....

 

[MANDATE]

I fitted a triton shower two years ago with similar plastic tube. I opted to use a 'copper olive' as it's softer than brass. Best not to tighten too much. It's better to tighten a weeping joint than over tighten.

 

[solo]

So what Triton shower is it?

 

[scotster]

Ill get the model off the wife when I call her at lunch.. ta.

 

[gas4you]

I don't think the model will matter. Just use the compression fitting and don't over tighten as mandate said.

 

[scotster]

This pupster: http://www.gahooyoogle.com/search.php?st=Web&q=triton+showers

Installation giude is there too for your referance.

And now looking at it there IS a picture of a compression fitting (page 9 fig 10) (Doh!) and I have to assume that it is a bog standard one. I thought that there may be a special type for using on to a plastic pipe. I have some copper olives somewhere so Ill use those.

Ta.