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Even after all the other comments, I'd still be leery of that piece of
pipe. The wall thickness of 0.009" won't hold much pressure, even if you
are successful in attaching to it.
Donald.
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On 20-Oct-2018 13:07, john niolon wrote:
> When we built my house/shop 25 years ago I had the plumber install a 3/4â??
> water line to the shop and cap it off. I was going to put in the sink
> and the outside faucet when I got time. Well, this week I got time
> I cut the cap off and test fitted a 3/4â?? Tee to start dry fitting the
> plumbing for sink/faucet. The Tee wouldnâ??t fit on the tubing. I cleaned
> it well but the Tee was still too small to fit over the tubing. It looks
> like he used coiled tubing, or at least thatâ??s whatâ??s coming up thru the
> concrete. I tried several fittings and even cut the tubing lower to see
> if it was crimped or out of round... it micâ??d the same all the way
> around it in several places
> I micâ??d the tubing and the fitting and hereâ??s the results
> tubing i.d. is .882â?? which is just over 7/8â??
> tubing o.d. is .900â?? which is just under 29/32â??
> a new standard Tee i.d.is .876â??  which ainâ??t gonna fit over .900
> if I can find one fitting to get this to standard 3/4â?? size Iâ??m good to
> go...
> did the old stuff differ from todays standard â??
> after researching fittings a little I see that there are several â??typesâ??
> of fittings.... from plumbing to hvac to whatever...
> anyone wanna try and give me some guidance here... the net is confusing
> and offers little on actual dimensions
>
> thanks
> john
>
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<p>Even after all the other comments, I'd still be leery of that
piece of pipe. The wall thickness of 0.009" won't hold much
pressure, even if you are successful in attaching to it.</p>
<p>Donald.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 20-Oct-2018 13:07, john niolon
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<div>When we built my house/shop 25 years ago I had the
plumber install a 3/4â?? water line to the shop and cap it
off. I was going to put in the sink and the outside faucet
when I got time. Well, this week I got time</div>
<div>Â </div>
<div>I cut the cap off and test fitted a 3/4â?? Tee to start dry
fitting the plumbing for sink/faucet. The Tee wouldnâ??t fit
on the tubing. I cleaned it well but the Tee was still too
small to fit over the tubing. It looks like he used coiled
tubing, or at least thatâ??s whatâ??s coming up thru the
concrete. I tried several fittings and even cut the tubing
lower to see if it was crimped or out of round... it micâ??d
the same all the way around it in several places</div>
<div>Â </div>
<div>I micâ??d the tubing and the fitting and hereâ??s the
results</div>
<div>Â </div>
<div>tubing i.d. is .882â?? which is just over 7/8â??</div>
<div>tubing o.d. is .900â?? which is just under 29/32â??</div>
<div>Â </div>
<div>a new standard Tee i.d.is .876â??  which ainâ??t gonna fit
over .900</div>
<div>Â </div>
<div>if I can find one fitting to get this to standard 3/4â??
size Iâ??m good to go...</div>
<div>Â </div>
<div>did the old stuff differ from todays standard â??</div>
<div>after researching fittings a little I see that there are
several â??typesâ?? of fittings.... from plumbing to hvac to
whatever...</div>
<div>Â </div>
<div>anyone wanna try and give me some guidance here... the
net is confusing and offers little on actual dimensions</div>
<div><br>
thanks</div>
<div>john</div>
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