Matt & Jay

does anyone know what fittings they use in oz just going through my stuff and got all my pipe benders and fittings are they using 15mm and 22mm the same as us?

matt

trejon

[QUOTE=Matt & Jay]does anyone know what fittings they use in oz just going through my stuff and got all my pipe benders and fittings are they using 15mm and 22mm the same as us?

No they dont use metric over here for pipe fittings. Still use 1/2" and 3/4".
Where abouts in Brisbane are you coming to. We have lived here for 15 years and we have friends from Bristol. If you need any help with anything we will be more than pleased to oblige.

ABCDiamond

Everything I've bought in Bunnings, as a home user, is in mm, but have a look at: http://www.cranecopper.com.au/product/ for an Australian trade supplier of copper pipes etc. That should give you the exact info, which does indeed look like imperial.

fraser

12mm and 20mm I believe.

soapy©

[QUOTE=trejon] this is a bit odd unless in the trade they dont speak in metric. i do know when buying it comes in metric. so im a bit lost here

ABCDiamond

Sounds the same as Timber used to be in the UK (and still is, at least in some places) Length is metric, width is Imperial

soapy©

yeh ive hear them say.....3metre long of 4x2 lmao.
its funny cos most australians wont buy a tape with metric and imperial on it, it must be metric only.

ABCDiamond

It's like the kids school rulers, I keep looking to see which edge has inches on, but it's metric both edges, what a waste of useful space

soapy©

so if u break it, its not really two halfs then?

moneypenny20

Buying a ruler the other day for school. The one with imperial on was more expensive than the one without

soapy©

its the same with tapes............i heard they do everything in mm so it sounds longer

moneypenny20

Ssshhh, you'll wake Bixie

soapy©

ha ha ha
wouldnt wanna do that now would we

WEBBS

I think you would be wasting your time bringing your 15mm and 22 mm benders. The pipes here are 1/2",5/8", 3/4", etc. and I think they measure it differently. The size relates to the nominal bore instead of the outside diameter or vice versa? It seems that the pipe sizes are all different compared to the UK.

I just bought some Hep2O from Bunnings which is 18mm... not a size I've came across before.

They use compression fittings(nut and olive), hard soldered (brazed) and a swaged (flared) fitting which is similar to the old type B manipulative fittings used in the 60's and 70's...and only ever used at college when you were an apprentice!

Matt & Jay

thanks for that everyone sounds like ive got some plumbing stuff to sale