Where can I find this nut?

[Roo]

Just thought I'd write to say thank you to everybody that helped.

Bought a couple of these in Focus this morning.

The threads were a match but the opening was ever so slightly larger which still gave me a small leak.

Fitted a rubber washer and all is now perfect and working fine.

 

[Nige F]

Cheap unbranded shyte made in China.

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I said that - and the post disappeared

 

[MANDATE]

Bought a couple of these in Focus this morning.

So what did you buy then? The link didn't work

 

[Roo]

Sorry I bought 15mm Angled Radiator Valve.

http://www.focusdiy.co.uk/dispatcher?quickLiveProductCode=187404PRD

Missed these when I went the first time as I was looking in the plumbing not heating section.

 

[misterdubya]

I was trying to fathom out how it got cracked?
Was this by using a thin spanner on the front end of the nut? allowing the front to turn whilst the back end is up against its mating face.

The problem lies with the DIY'er who should have asked questions first. I fit cheap tat (if the custard buys it) and literally give it a 1/4 after hand tight. I use a smear of joing compound on the pipe before I put the olive on. I have the occasional leak and I nip the nut up a though. If that does not work, I re-make the joint. Im talking about the cheap stuff.

The OP has over tightened a fitting, and being a **** poor set of taps learned the hard way. Us plumbers are the butt of many jokes about charging too much, but the most impotant thing that come's with us is experience.

Ive cracked nuts before. Thats how I know not to do it again. The OP has not been through this - hence, seen it leaking, tightened some more, even more, even more again and split the nut.

Again, experience. You break something, you fix it. You find what is neccessary and complete the job.

He has fixed the problam with a washer . So all is good.

Mr. W.

 

[Happyplumber]

go into local FASTNERS supplier,if they dont have the correct size nut at least they will be able to measure and tell you what the thread is precisely

There will be plenty of suppliers local to you that specialise is nuts bolts screws etc for industry its a massive business and you will be surprised with the wealth of knowledge

 

[tamz]

Cheap unbranded shyte made in China.

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I said that - and the post disappeared

May be it's the way i said it

 

[Nige F]

Wha` you sraying - cookie boy You thlink I`m some sorra raclist I no plobrem with Chinese pleople - Just the crap they sell us