Hello All

I bought an Aircon unit (Not the DIY fit ones, apparently) and
installed it without any problems apart from the fact that the aircon
condensation pipe was not long enough. Cut a long story short I paid
for and got the company to send me a length of pipe to fit to the
provided stub pipework, however when it arrived it did not fit the
pipe. Even though they insisted it did fit, it did not!!! you'd think
I'b be able to push two pipes together by now. Anyway becuase I ended
up cutting the end of the pipe work from the aircon unit down a bit
(becuase it got knackered with me trying to fit the pipes together)
and apparently removing the adapter that was supposed to fit into my
new pipe they now refuse to help me even though I told them the pipes
would not fit beforehand.

I am now stuck with pipes that wont fit together and everything I have
tried has resulted in a leak. Does anyone have any bright ideas on how
I can fit these two pipes togehter. The pipes are near enough the same
diameter as each other. I have tried a bit of hose to join the two but
the hose was slightly too big.

Anyway any bright ideas?

Thanks

Richard

Richard wrote:

> I am now stuck with pipes that wont fit together and everything I have
> tried has resulted in a leak. Does anyone have any bright ideas on how
> I can fit these two pipes togehter. The pipes are near enough the same
> diameter as each other. I have tried a bit of hose to join the two but
> the hose was slightly too big.
>
> Anyway any bright ideas?


What is the pipe made of, and what is its internal/external diameter?


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"Richard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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.. I have tried a bit of hose to join the two but
> the hose was slightly too big.
>
jubilee clips ?
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Vass

"Richard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello All
>
> I bought an Aircon unit (Not the DIY fit ones, apparently) and
> installed it without any problems apart from the fact that the
aircon
> condensation pipe was not long enough. Cut a long story short I paid
> for and got the company to send me a length of pipe to fit to the
> provided stub pipework, however when it arrived it did not fit the
> pipe. Even though they insisted it did fit, it did not!!! you'd
think
> I'b be able to push two pipes together by now. Anyway becuase I
ended
> up cutting the end of the pipe work from the aircon unit down a bit
> (becuase it got knackered with me trying to fit the pipes together)
> and apparently removing the adapter that was supposed to fit into my
> new pipe they now refuse to help me even though I told them the
pipes
> would not fit beforehand.
>
> I am now stuck with pipes that wont fit together and everything I
have
> tried has resulted in a leak. Does anyone have any bright ideas on
how
> I can fit these two pipes togehter. The pipes are near enough the
same
> diameter as each other. I have tried a bit of hose to join the two
but
> the hose was slightly too big.
>
> Anyway any bright ideas?
>
> Thanks
>
> Richard
>

Plastic pipe or metal ?

AWEM

On May 24, 12:32 pm, "Vass" <write2mark_X...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Richard" <r.r...@btinternet.com> wrote in message
>
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> . I have tried a bit of hose to join the two but> the hose was slightly too big.
>
> jubilee clips ?
> --
> Vass

Yes had thought of that. The hose was slightly too big to fit inside
one of the pipes but nowhere near big enough to fit around the outside
of it where I could of clipped it.
Thanks
R

On May 24, 12:31 pm, Grunff <gru...@ixxa.com> wrote:
> Richard wrote:
> > I am now stuck with pipes that wont fit together and everything I have
> > tried has resulted in a leak. Does anyone have any bright ideas on how
> > I can fit these two pipes togehter. The pipes are near enough the same
> > diameter as each other. I have tried a bit of hose to join the two but
> > the hose was slightly too big.
>
> > Anyway any bright ideas?
>
> What is the pipe made of, and what is its internal/external diameter?
>
> --
> Grunff
> Diamagnetic levitation:http://www.shinyshack.com/product.php?prid=211095

6mm internal and 10mm external. The pipes are plastic, the one on the
indoor aircon unit is much more pliable than the extension pipe and is
corrugated. The extension pipe is also corrugated but different, more
solid and tighter, very hard to explain!

Cheers

R

On 24 May 2007 04:36:54 -0700, Richard <(E-Mail Removed)> mused:

>On May 24, 12:32 pm, "Vass" <write2mark_X...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> "Richard" <r.r...@btinternet.com> wrote in message
>>
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>> . I have tried a bit of hose to join the two but> the hose was slightly too big.
>>
>> jubilee clips ?
>> --
>> Vass
>
>Yes had thought of that. The hose was slightly too big to fit inside
>one of the pipes but nowhere near big enough to fit around the outside
>of it where I could of clipped it.

Bit of copper\plastic pipe between the 2 and some jubilee clips.
Between air con suppliers, caravan places, the internet and plumbers
merchants there is pretty much an infinite range of pipe sizes
available.
--
Regards,
Stuart.

Richard wrote:

> 6mm internal and 10mm external. The pipes are plastic, the one on the
> indoor aircon unit is much more pliable than the extension pipe and is
> corrugated. The extension pipe is also corrugated but different, more
> solid and tighter, very hard to explain!


A piece of 6mm copper pipe and a couple of jubilee clips seem to be
what's needed.


--
Grunff
Diamagnetic levitation:
http://www.shinyshack.com/product.php?prid=211095

I have bought corrugated plastic pipe by mail order and it has arrived with
the corrugations very close together making the pipe almost 2/3 the length
that I bought. It pulls apart leaving you with the more normal looking pipe
with about 1" between corrugations. This wouldn't be the problem would it ?
I think it odd the manufacturer would supply the wrong one.

Pete

On May 24, 1:21 pm, Grunff <gru...@ixxa.com> wrote:
> Richard wrote:
> > 6mm internal and 10mm external. The pipes are plastic, the one on the
> > indoor aircon unit is much more pliable than the extension pipe and is
> > corrugated. The extension pipe is also corrugated but different, more
> > solid and tighter, very hard to explain!
>
> A piece of 6mm copper pipe and a couple of jubilee clips seem to be
> what's needed.
>
> --
> Grunff
> Diamagnetic levitation:http://www.shinyshack.com/product.php?prid=211095

Easy as that! just need to find a bit now..........Cheers!

Richard