Quick check: 15mm to 10mm reducer, end feed

[gasket]

Hi folks. Looking for a quick confirmation here.

In the morning I have to join a length of 10mm OD pipe to 15mm OD chrome.

I’m planning to use soldered end feed fittings (obvs I’ll remove the chrome first).

but looking through my box of fittings as well as screwfix and tool station there doesn’t seem to be an obvious fitting to use. I can’t find a 10mm (ID) female to 15mm (ID) male. The closest I can find, which I happen to have in my box, is a reducer which has a 10mm female socket and a 15mm male socket. If I used this then I’d have to use a 15mm-15mm straight coupler slid over the top and then the whole setup soldered in one hit.

Is this the normal way of doing it, or am I missing something obvious?

I do have a 15-10mm conex coupler that would work fine. But it’s going under the floorboards, under tile so I can’t risk it weeping.

thank you.

 

[ianmcd]

I can’t find a 10mm (ID) female to 15mm (ID) male.
Your post title says you want to use end feed , all end feed are female at both ends , you cant have male end feed
or do you actually mean this, its called a slip redicer the 10mm end is soldered and the 15mm end takes a compression or soldered fitting
https://www.screwfix.com/p/yorkshir...RFO0ZZhHtsbibZgD_-oaAjdQEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[Madrab]

Is this the normal way of doing it

It would be normal until the last few years until they started bringing out a female both end types -

https://www.screwfix.com/p/solder-r...3ce3726f6b4612bba8ce2dac0b63d90a&gclsrc=3p.ds

 

[gasket]

That’s ace - thanks Madrab. Just done click and collect for a pair of them. Thought I was going nuts when I couldn’t find them anywhere.

 

[ianmcd]

That’s ace - thanks Madrab. Just done click and collect for a pair of them. Thought I was going nuts when I couldn’t find them anywhere.

For any future posts that is not an end feed fitting

 

[gasket]

Thank you. Yes - I’m aware of the difference but there does not seem to be an end feed fitting of this type, so a solder ring fitting will have to do: it’s under the floor so no one will see.

with regard to the male-female observation: I agree, I’ve never seen a “male” fitting that slips into a pipe - however the plumbing suppliers do still use the M-F terminology when describing fittings. Suppose they should describe them along the lines of “10mm F and 15mm OD” rather than “F 10MM X M 15MM” like they do on their websites.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/flomasta-end-feed-fitting-reducers-f-10mm-x-m-15mm-2-pack/77635

 

[Madrab]

For any future posts that is not an end feed fitting

not to split hairs but neither was the other one

 

[ianmcd]

not to split hairs but neither was the other one

I do know that Rab I am ex BG and we called end feeds penny pieces we could get bags of a 100 for a quid

 

[polesapart]

with regard to the male-female observation: I agree, I’ve never seen a “male” fitting that slips into a pipe - however the plumbing suppliers do still use the M-F terminology

Yes, with the gender diversity legislation one has to be so careful these days..