How to I connect these two pipes together?

February 10, 2014 2:53 PM

This is a ridiculous question really that should be able to be solved by google, but I just can't find what I need. I have a female 1 and a half inch threaded pipe which I need to connect to a male 32mm connection. If it makes a difference flow will be going from the female to the male. Where can I buy (Preferably in the UK, even more preferably in London) a thing that will make this thing work.

Here are some pictures as well, why not.

this here is the male 32mm (I assume based on this website ) connector that I want to plug my hose into.

Actually.. looking at that website it implies it might be 1 1/4" so could I just use a 1 1/2" to 1 1/4" reducer? Is it that simple?
It needs to be a decent connection because it is a blackwater connection and I really don't want that overflowing.

posted by Just this guy, y'know to Home & Garden (11 answers total)

this might just be a 'call a plumber, get a quote' situation...they have tools for cutting off, extending, rethreading, and reconnecting the pipes...definitely cheaper than buying all those tools yourself, and probably quicker than scouring the earth for a possibly nonexistent connector.
posted by sexyrobot at 3:09 PM on February 10, 2014

Here in the US, one of the connectors that are used in this type of situation is a Fernco. It might work for you with some modifiction to your coupling. However, Fernco's fail when the rubber wears out and they really make a mess. Call a plumber, as the tools to do this right so you never have to touch it again is going to probably cost the same as just calling a plumber to come fix it.
posted by bartonlong at 4:01 PM on February 10, 2014

If you decide to order the part, I got good service from this company:

http://www.hydravalve.co.uk/
posted by kyrademon at 4:12 PM on February 10, 2014

You could go to Home Base, B&Q, or Selco for the parts and advice on set-up. Or, youtube. Selco will probably be the closest option. Anywhere there is a Screwfix, you can find a Selco.
posted by parmanparman at 4:26 PM on February 10, 2014

Could you use a hex bushing, or what am I missing?
posted by slidell at 6:42 PM on February 10, 2014

Response by poster: slidell,

I assume so yes. The problem I was having was that one side is Imperial and the other metric and I couldn't find a reducer that went from the one to the other.

I am now thinking that the reason I can't find one is that 32mm metric is identical to 1 1/4".
Can anyone confirm?
posted by Just this guy, y'know at 2:02 AM on February 11, 2014

Are your measurements inside or outside diameters of the pipes?
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 6:28 AM on February 11, 2014

looks like plastic pipe. (PVC?) Can you connect a female socket with a male pipe of the other size? What i'm implying is that you find something that doesn't quite fit (say a 1-1/2" socket with a 32mm pipe). Then you can sand down the outside of the smooth plastic pipe until it fits, and glue them together. You've then made your own adapter, and if properly glued, will never leak. Use the appropriate threaded connections to get everything plumbed up final.
posted by defcom1 at 7:01 AM on February 11, 2014

Best answer: 1-1/4" and 32mm are both nominal pipe sizes and not actual dimensions, and are the same pipe size. (reference). A 1-1/2"x1-1/4" adapter should work fine.
posted by bajema at 9:35 AM on February 11, 2014 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Thanks bajema (and all).
That is what I sort of expected.

I have picked up a reducing bush from 1.5 to 1.25. I haven't had the daylight available to me to get down to fit it yet.
That explains why no one would sell me a 1.5 inch to 32mm connector. I must have looked like such a rube to the plumbing shop guys :)
posted by Just this guy, y'know at 3:12 AM on February 13, 2014

Response by poster: Oh by the way this is all working fine. Good work!
posted by Just this guy, y'know at 3:53 PM on March 16, 2014