katiemoon

Can anybody tell me what size the domestic plumbing is? Is it imperial or metric?
OH has a workshop full of stuff he's loth to part with and I'm desperately trying to persuade him that we need to get rid of masses of things so we can afford to move the essentials - our shipping quotes are horrendous!
Thanks
KatieMoon

Sam-in-Okotoks

My OH did all the plumbing in our basement and he used his tools from the UK. He did have to go and buy a few things as most of the pipe work is plastic and his tools were for copper pipe. I'm sure there will be a few plumbers on here that will tell you the technical stuff. Hubby tells me tools are generally cheaper here but he is just probably telling me that to justify his new collection. Men and there tools !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

katiemoon

Thanks for the info - it's not just the tools - he's got loads of copper fittings too!! Honestly, we could fill TWO 40 foot containers with the rubbish he hoards

Katie

Mike Gas

Virtually every think is Imperial in Canada lots Iron pipe and plastic USA infulance, you can get adaptors in the UK though whether its worth shipping that is a different matter.

katiemoon

Thanks for the info - that's really useful to know. It means we can get rid of the British fittings - with copper the price it is, we might even raise enough to pay for the container

Katie

knightstorm

would have thought it would be imperial, as canada doesn't have the stupid EU breathing down it's neck, to go metric, i too am a Plumber,pipefitter, and still work in imperial measurements, i'm only 38 mind, and before i go over there i'm gonna do something i alwys wanted to do, and that's take my tools to the nearest cliff and throw the bloody things off

then buy some nice shiney new ones.

Yogi-Bear

Hi Katie,

I was there in March and bought back an end feed elbow to see the differnece between our fittings.

Tell your hubby, the end feed fitting was slightly bigger than our 15mm fitting a little like our old 1/2" - same gap tell him (He'll know what I mean)

Also, I've been told if you have a hand bending machine - "Hilmor" or "Record" it won't work as the wall on their pipe is soooooo thin, it kinks!

Again he'll know what I mean. If he has sackfulls of fittings - get rid!

Hope this helps.

Y

Yogi-Bear

Lol, Nice thought!

**It's a man thing!**

Y

knightstorm

yes imperial is slightly off, 15 fits a 1/2 inch, 3/4 doesn't fit 22, you need an imperial to metric fitting. that's going back 20 years to when i were a lad.

so basically do a car boot sale and get rid of the lot, as these things sell like hot cakes, i know i've flogged a fair few in me time.

and with the extra cash he can get some nice shiney new tools.

or even buy you something nice

Yogi-Bear

But me something nice!

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm let me think.......

I know, one of those huge 5.7 Ltr 4 x 4 GMC pick-ups would be nice

Hope you have enough fittings for that

Y