Help...

[UpTheCov]

Hi, I'm doing the city and guilds plumbing course at my local college and we have been asked to research into the x factor of fittings. Now I've had a look on the internet but I'm still non the wiser, could any of you guys shed some light onto it, thanks in advance.

 

[Jimbob]

... the x factor....


🙄

do you mean, the x dimension?
if thats what you mean, its the distance from the centre of the fitting to the insertion depth. Its a load of rubbish i was taught when i was at college which you never use in the real world.

haha, still laughing

 

[UpTheCov]

Yes, it proberbly is the x dimension but we were told the x-factor...bunch of jokers they are, Thanks mate🙂

 

[Smcart5]

http://philanet.com/bestweld/fittings/table6a.gif
*e* and *g* are the x dimensions.

@philbob, how do you get accurate measurements on jobs without measuring dimensions properly?

I have only workshop experience from college but i always found when i marked out pipe locations on walls and working to a diagram of where fittings should be etc it all went to pot when i put it all together if my measurements were off 🙁
😕😕😕

 

[Jimbob]

Il honestly eat my hat, if i find that anybody uses the 'x dimension' on site. Its fairly easy to measure a length of pipe, you can tell exactly how far the pipe inserts on a elbow, tee, ballofix, foo foo valve etc

It reminds me of the utter rubbish i had to do at college. And it was completely useless when i got out in the real world. Its gets better in Level 3 though.

 

[helpsy]

There's also the Z (Factor)Dimension for LCS!!!!
And no sign of Simon Cowell!!!!!

 

[HTB]

I've always found that the little line in the centre of my kopex/rothenberger pipe slice when added to the length of pipe dimension gives me the correct insertion on a fitting, not quite the same as dim x but certainly enough for the "delta"