Saddle valve on plastic pipe

[glasshouse]

Can you buy these? Are they any good?

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

Yes. No. Personally would never use them.
I presume you mean these?

 

[glasshouse]

Yes. No. Personally would never use them.
I presume you mean these?

Are they not useful when you cant find the stopcock

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

Maybe. Personally would rather do the job properly. New farm had a few. Doesnt take much for them to leak on a pressure pipe or suck air on a suction side.

 

[glasshouse]

Maybe. Personally would rather do the job properly. New farm had a few. Doesnt take much for them to leak on a pressure pipe or suck air on a suction side.

Not too bothered about a leak
Cant get water turned off

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

Can you not open a tap further back? Or use one of those guyco adjustable fittings. Highly recommend them.

 

[glasshouse]

Can you not open a tap further back? Or use one of those guyco adjustable fittings. Highly recommend them.

What are they ?

 

[pettsy]

What are they ?

looks like an adjustable repair section, used if you’ve got two fixed ends.

 

[Bob the beef]

Can you buy these? Are they any good?

Yep . Have used them several times to connect to 3” main . Can’t find a picture of the ones we use , but they are brass plates and 25 mm t off. Work well no issues. Get them from a big plumbing wholesalers in Bellshill

 

[glasshouse]

Yep . Have used them several times to connect to 3” main . Can’t find a picture of the ones we use , but they are brass plates and 25 mm t off. Work well no issues. Get them from a big plumbing wholesalers in Bellshill

I need to fit 32mm

 

[Scholsey]

Can you not open a tap further back? Or use one of those guyco adjustable fittings. Highly recommend them.

look like a thing of beauty!

 

[pettsy]

Are they not useful when you cant find the stopcock

use a squeeze off tool and cut a normal branch in?

 

[Bob the beef]

I need to fit 32mm

You can get them in various sizes

 

[Gulli]

Not too bothered about a leak
Cant get water turned off

Just cut the pipe and put a t in, you'll probably get wetter trying to put a saddle on

 

[Bob the beef]

Just cut the pipe and put a t in, you'll probably get wetter trying to put a saddle on

Never been wet yet. Have done several over last few years. Connected and done in a couple of minutes

 

[thesilentone]

We use them on pheasant drinkers. Ours have a tap (like a slide) on each one. No good for mains pressure, but other than that great, we've used them for years.

 

[pat kcotnit]

Yep . Have used them several times to connect to 3” main . Can’t find a picture of the ones we use , but they are brass plates and 25 mm t off. Work well no issues. Get them from a big plumbing wholesalers in Bellshill

Conincidentaly I was in there yesterday getting a special fitting for an obscure alkathene pipe. It's my go to place for those fittings that the local stockists will never have. As the man on the counter says, if we don't have it or can't get it you'll not get it anywhere else. Frazers it's called.

 

[defender]

Frazers also have a branch in Dundee and sometimes handy although Pipe stock are very good and often a better price . Last fitting from Fraser's priced at about £82 was done by another fitting from Pipe stock for £12.73 , and delivered next day
I would squeeze the pipe , The self cutting saddles don't have a big flow and would depend on the amount of water you need I suppose

 

[defender]

Can you not open a tap further back? Or use one of those guyco adjustable fittings. Highly recommend them.

What do these cost ?
Usually use a slip coupling if I can't get pipe back in to joint

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

What do these cost ?
Usually use a slip coupling if I can't get pipe back in to joint

Quick Google. Sure you could get them cheaper too.

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