tangofour
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anyone know where I can get a pair of the aforementioned items?
brass pipe fittings 10mm olive compression to 8mm flexible hose barb
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Heckler
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i dont believe this but have just changed my sink tap, the old one has two flexible pipes ( fitted a new kitchen at christmas and this is the crap mixer tap that came with the units and has fallen apart) this has a small male thread on one end of the flexi pipe, and a female what i call 3/8th female fitting at the other which goes on to a "3/8th" ie 10mm olive fitting. i think this is what you are looking for.
pm me for an email address and i will email a pic and phone number
have measured male end, it is 8mm thread
stu
pm me for an email address and i will email a pic and phone number
have measured male end, it is 8mm thread
stu
Poignard
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mainmarine
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Re: brass pipe fittings 10mm olive compression to 8mm flexible hose ba
You need a "10mm compression/ 3/8 BSP male", then fit an "8mm hose to 3/8 BSP female" on to it, I don't think you can get one fitting to do both, if you try just a 10mm compression coupling and leave off the olive and nut on one end, the "female 3/8 BSP to 8mm hose" may fit in place of the nut and olive.
You need a "10mm compression/ 3/8 BSP male", then fit an "8mm hose to 3/8 BSP female" on to it, I don't think you can get one fitting to do both, if you try just a 10mm compression coupling and leave off the olive and nut on one end, the "female 3/8 BSP to 8mm hose" may fit in place of the nut and olive.
Strathglass
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Is it for gas, fuel or water ?
There are different olives for different uses.
You will definately get one from Calor in Southampton through their web site. Very quick service.
Iain
There are different olives for different uses.
You will definately get one from Calor in Southampton through their web site. Very quick service.
Iain
tangofour
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Re: brass pipe fittings 10mm olive compression to 8mm flexible hose ba
Thanks for the replies Its for gas. How do you tell the difference on the olives?
Thanks for the replies Its for gas. How do you tell the difference on the olives?
Strathglass
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Re: brass pipe fittings 10mm olive compression to 8mm flexible hose ba
The olives for water are made from brass and are shaped in a curved manner similar to those you would get with a 15mm compression type water coupling.
The couplings for gas are made from copper which is much softer and before using them they look like piece of pipe which has been cut off with square ends.
As I said in my previous post phone calor at southampton here ask to speak to someone in the marine section. They will know exactly what you are talking about and the delivery is very quick. I got a bubble tester the next day and I live in Scotland.
Iain
The olives for water are made from brass and are shaped in a curved manner similar to those you would get with a 15mm compression type water coupling.
The couplings for gas are made from copper which is much softer and before using them they look like piece of pipe which has been cut off with square ends.
As I said in my previous post phone calor at southampton here ask to speak to someone in the marine section. They will know exactly what you are talking about and the delivery is very quick. I got a bubble tester the next day and I live in Scotland.
Iain
jax
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Re: brass pipe fittings 10mm olive compression to 8mm flexible hose ba
Some are green, some are black and some are stoned! - which reminds me I must go and see how the 'factory' in the hot-house is doing!
Some are green, some are black and some are stoned! - which reminds me I must go and see how the 'factory' in the hot-house is doing!
VicS
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Re: brass pipe fittings 10mm olive compression to 8mm flexible hose ba
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The couplings for gas are made from copper
[/ QUOTE ] That seems to be a quirk of Calor gas. This is what the BES website gives as alternatives:
" Metric brass medium pressure compression fittings, to fit tube with metric outside diameter. Suitable for water, Natural Gas and LPG. Fitted with soft copper parallel olives, as recommended in the Calor Gas Ltd. "
BES is a lot cheaper than Calor, you can still opt for the copper olives if you wish.
I guess you have to be a bit more careful not to overtighten if you are using copper olives.
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The couplings for gas are made from copper
[/ QUOTE ] That seems to be a quirk of Calor gas. This is what the BES website gives as alternatives:
" Metric brass medium pressure compression fittings, to fit tube with metric outside diameter. Suitable for water, Natural Gas and LPG. Fitted with soft copper parallel olives, as recommended in the Calor Gas Ltd. "
BES is a lot cheaper than Calor, you can still opt for the copper olives if you wish.
I guess you have to be a bit more careful not to overtighten if you are using copper olives.
Strathglass
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Re: brass pipe fittings 10mm olive compression to 8mm flexible hose ba
I agree that BES are often much cheeper and I us them quite often. They are always very good. But their range of gas fittings is much more limited than the Calor place.
I needed a specific configuration of bubble tester end fittings and calor hold a much wider range of of bubble testers than BES.
In fact when I bought mine it was on offer at a lower price than the BES one.
For gas pipe fittings had I gone to BES I would have had to purchase a lot more fittings and ended up with more joins. (probably because of my particular requirements)
This would have negated any price difference.
I think the original poster would have a better chance of geting the exact parts and advice he requires from Calor (Southampton) who are a marine specialist company rather than than from BES (in this specific instance)
If BES stocked the specific parts then they would probably be less expensive.
Cheers
Iain
I agree that BES are often much cheeper and I us them quite often. They are always very good. But their range of gas fittings is much more limited than the Calor place.
I needed a specific configuration of bubble tester end fittings and calor hold a much wider range of of bubble testers than BES.
In fact when I bought mine it was on offer at a lower price than the BES one.
For gas pipe fittings had I gone to BES I would have had to purchase a lot more fittings and ended up with more joins. (probably because of my particular requirements)
This would have negated any price difference.
I think the original poster would have a better chance of geting the exact parts and advice he requires from Calor (Southampton) who are a marine specialist company rather than than from BES (in this specific instance)
If BES stocked the specific parts then they would probably be less expensive.
Cheers
Iain
Dipper
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Re: brass pipe fittings 10mm olive compression to 8mm flexible hose ba
Agreed. After failing to match up my new bits and pieces (bubbler, solenoid) with a suitably sized regulator I gave up. I spoke to the marine expert (Peter?) at the Southampton Calor Gas shop and he solved all my problems. The bulkhead regulators they had were 10mm and I needed 8mm so they included a free bsp male adaptor to replace the 10mm outlet on the regulator.
Their copper pipe is a bit expensive. I bought mine from the local Plumb Centre. It was kitemarked and had the correct coding so it was the proper stuff.
This is what it looks like.
I still need to secure the bottle, remove the VHF speaker (source of sparks?) and seal the locker better. Of course, the bubbler, solenoid and regulator all mounted at different distances from the vertical bulkhead so I made up the ply mounting panel with spacers to bring them all to the same level so that the copper pipe could travel in a straight line.
Agreed. After failing to match up my new bits and pieces (bubbler, solenoid) with a suitably sized regulator I gave up. I spoke to the marine expert (Peter?) at the Southampton Calor Gas shop and he solved all my problems. The bulkhead regulators they had were 10mm and I needed 8mm so they included a free bsp male adaptor to replace the 10mm outlet on the regulator.
Their copper pipe is a bit expensive. I bought mine from the local Plumb Centre. It was kitemarked and had the correct coding so it was the proper stuff.
This is what it looks like.
I still need to secure the bottle, remove the VHF speaker (source of sparks?) and seal the locker better. Of course, the bubbler, solenoid and regulator all mounted at different distances from the vertical bulkhead so I made up the ply mounting panel with spacers to bring them all to the same level so that the copper pipe could travel in a straight line.