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Thread: Pipe size
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09-07-2013, 07:57 PM #1
Pipe size
Evening all,
Got myself in the brown smelly stuff today at work got the size of the pipe work wrong on a cut and shuffle was wondering if there was a tool out there which was avaliable to prevent me doing this again. I've seen the copperciser advertised but it only seems to be across the water.
Cheers
Charlie
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09-07-2013, 09:32 PM #2
Re: Pipe size
installation manual?
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09-07-2013, 10:17 PM #3
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1. Get a large keyring.
2. Cut off short sections of different pipe sizes.
3. Scribe pipe size onto offcut.
4. Drill keyring sized hole in each offcut.
5. Fit offcuts onto keyring.Brian - Newton Abbot, Devon, UK
Retired March 2015
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09-07-2013, 10:22 PM #4
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then he'd be walking around with a lump in his pocket
last resort vernier calipers-maybe metric and imperial- to ensure lagging is correctly sized too
-( we all fluff up pipe sizes- i got stung on a mitsi 3.5kw power inverter- every 3.5kw 410a system is 1/4,3/8 -bit late when u run 30 mtr of pipework,in a bulkhead ceiling- no access to rectify- meant to be 1/4 and 1/2!!!!!!
learnt from that mistake
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09-07-2013, 10:42 PM #5
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I got this this thing from HRP many years ago
it comes in really handy especially with the larger sizes that I don't use too often,
I cant imagine it would be too hard to make if you couldn't find one
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15-07-2013, 07:28 PM #6
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After time you will be able to tell them by site. When I first started in the field I had trouble identifying pipe size but after a year it was just like another reflex to know the pipe size by looking at it.
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15-07-2013, 07:36 PM #7
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One of the typical fridgy's quality, is to tell the size of a pipe in the dark. It takes some time but it grows into a second nature.
It happened to all of us.
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21-09-2013, 08:20 AM #8
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After installing A/C for 35 years pipe size is my only superpower ...... one look and i know what it is !!!!! its a skill that a lot of us have.......... but no good for fighting crime.....
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21-09-2013, 12:05 PM #9
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Get a cheap vernier caliper or use an adjustable spanner and then measure the gap with a tape. Had a few things where its turned out to be metric fridge pipe so having something more accurate the eyesight is a good backup.
Mostly found in Oxfordshire, UK :)
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21-09-2013, 12:13 PM #10
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normally the laggin is a giveaway- its stamped on!
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31-10-2013, 09:53 PM #11
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Last edited by install monkey; 31-10-2013 at 09:53 PM. Reason: brians on the ball
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01-11-2013, 03:46 AM #12
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02-11-2013, 09:37 PM #13
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if it's 7/8 and under, try a flare block. When you can tell just by looking...you're on your way