Cpd Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Good afternoon hubbers, I need to brake into my main water line (private gravity fed supply) and install TEE fitting. The existing supply is old black pipe and the fitting that I have exposed says 3/4 - 20 i need to tee of onto blue 25mm pipe Does the 3/4 -20 on the fitting indicate that the black pipe is 20mm ? and if so is the only requirement a 20mm - 25mm adaptor ? I am hoping someone will reassure me before I go out and buy the wrong fitting ! thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I would read that as being a 3/4" one end to 20mm the other end adaptor. I would leave that alone. Cut into the pipe on the right hand side where you can be more certain it is 20mm and fit a tee there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 http://www.philmac.co.uk/products/ have a squint at the website, make sure you cut the pipe square, use the pipe insert and watch out for cross threading when starting the fitting off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpd Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 2 hours ago, ProDave said: Cut into the pipe on the right hand side where you can be more certain it is 20mm and fit a tee there. I put the callipers on the pipe and it was about 27mm compared to the 26mm I measured on the new blue pipe...... so at 1mm thicker I took the plunge and cut the pipe and then we had a right old time squeezing the 25mm fittings onto 27mm pipe..... got there in the end and no leaks. Next job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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