stainless steel domestic pipework

[Jerry]

Gentlemen!

Any idea how to T off of this shiny pipe?

I've heard about them but new come across them before.

Many thanks,

J

Ps I have heard they are a liability and best replaced. Any comments?

 

[Jerry]

My only plan is compression but donthey require a special fitting, olive etc etc??

 

[Chalked]

Run!!!
It’s fine until you move it. Then it just falls out of the soldered fittings.
If your careful, you can use a compression fitting. 15mm is fine. But, as it’s imperial. You will need 3/4 olives.
Use paste too.

 

[Jerry]

My only plan is compression but donthey require a special fitting, olive etc etc??

Run!!!
It’s fine until you move it. Then it just falls out of the soldered fittings.
If your careful, you can use a compression fitting. 15mm is fine. But, as it’s imperial. You will need 3/4 olives.
Use paste too.

Many thanks

 

[Last Plumber]

Gentlemen!

Any idea how to T off of this shiny pipe?

I've heard about them but new come across them before.

Many thanks,

J

Ps I have heard they are a liability and best replaced. Any comments?

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Is it SS or truweld?
If it's Truweld you can normally solder it but it does depend on the external condition. It was steel pipe which had been tinned. It is best to remove it altogether if possible.

 

[Jerry]

Can't ID the pipe

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Trueweld

 

[Stigster]

Was that a product of the copper shortage all those years ago?

 

[Last Plumber]

Was that a product of the copper shortage all those years ago?

1960's

 

[king of pipes]

Remove it would be my advice . Kop

 

[Drewy]

I thought it was truwell not trueweld but I’m happy to be educated.

You can solder onto it.

 

[Jerry]

Thank all!
The client doesn't want to replace.
I have decided to connect on to it, at a less aesthetically pleasing location, where there are some old compression joints.
Thanks for the help.
J

 

[AMGasServices]

Trace the pipes and check if you can find any soldered joints.

 

[chris watkins]

Looks like stainless to me & with that steel nail as a clip on the joist it is a good job it isn't copper. If only compression joints have been used most likely, how old is the house / installation? S/Steel was being used 1977 - 1979 in Kent

 

[Jerry]

After some reading and listening to the advice here, I cut the pipe with a hack saw and fitted a 22mm compression fitting with 3/4" olive. Plenty of tape and paste.

It seems to have held but getting the olive on was a bigger.

Cheers all!

J

 

[chris watkins]

All you need is a bit of barrel & some s/w plastic to get the full set of materials & joints on that job J 😀
Good luck

 

[Jerry]

All you need is a bit of barrel & some s/w plastic to get the full set of materials & joints on that job J 😀
Good luck

Agreed! Every tool out of the box!

 

[chris watkins]

Don't envy you soldering today😎

 

[Jerry]

Thankfully I am not!

 

[Warmiger]

We do what is suggested above. If you do get an awkward one we then use a utc with the correct size insert.
Hope that helps if you come across a pipe this will not work on.