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ehup peeps , anybody know where I can get hold of a mains alkathene fitting to copper and liner .
No local merchants stock them the last one I needed got posted from Northern Island , but it was years ago .
Had a quick look on BES and cant find any.
Down to a bad experience with a philimac type fitting I am reluctant to use another but realise I may have to .
Thanks in advance
 
Size ?
 
22mm coupling and a imperial olive
 
Or one of these?

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townfanjon said:
Looks like a philimac type fitting , one blew off on Friday night so I am not keen on using one , ok a rarity I know .
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Are you saying that one of these:

20mm MDPE x 15mm Speedfit/Copper Pushfit Adaptor

is no good because your 20mm Alkathene is really the old imperial stuff? If so, I think that 'Polygrip' is the brand you want. See for example:

Philmac & Polygrip Pipe Fittings - R J Pryce - Plumbing, Builders Merchant & Ironmongery

who seems to have a big range.
 
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This any good to you Town
townfanjon said:
ehup peeps , anybody know where I can get hold of a mains alkathene fitting to copper and liner .
No local merchants stock them the last one I needed got posted from Northern Island , but it was years ago .
Had a quick look on BES and cant find any.
Down to a bad experience with a philimac type fitting I am reluctant to use another but realise I may have to .
Thanks in advance
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RJ pryces in lowestoft they will have one do online bud I bought one recently , and the 3/4" as well to make sure got that on the van only other fitting I have is a 1/2" gunmetal stopcock brand new has 20 on the nut welcome to that if it gets you out of a muddle PM me cheers. kop

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king of pipes said:
This any good to you Town

RJ pryces in lowestoft they will have one do online bud I bought one recently , and the 3/4" as well to make sure got that on the van only other fitting I have is a 1/2" gunmetal stopcock brand new has 20 on the nut welcome to that if it gets you out of a muddle PM me cheers. kop

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I was thinking about the same brand though. Perhaps there is something on here Wade Imperial Copper Pipe Fittings - R J Pryce - Plumbing, Builders Merchant & Ironmongery
 
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