NPT/BSP airline fittings options??

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Thu Aug 14, 08 10:08 pm

I need to plumb in a regulator/drier to my compressor, it's a US unit so has NPT fittings. The inlet is 3/8" NPT and the outlet is 1/4" NPT.
I need to plumb a hose from my compressor to the inlet, and a PCL quick release fitting on the outlet.

What are my options? Can I easily/cheaply get an NPT/BSP adaptor, can I just screw male BSP fittings into the female NPT ports (not 'proper' but I believe it works well for some sizes?), can I get a whip hose with an NPT end and a PCL connector at the other, etc etc.

Thanks

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Aug 14, 08 11:34 pm

i just got a reel of air line hose if you want it dude

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Fri Aug 15, 08 9:37 am

You never do anything the easy way do you Gav?

I remember doing the same thing years ago and getting NPT/BSP adaptors from a place in Dunstable called Weld Air supplies, if I remember correctly...

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Fri Aug 15, 08 9:44 pm

marknlindsey wrote:i just got a reel of air line hose if you want it dude

Thanks Mark, that is jolly decent of you!!

Actually I'm pretty sure I still have an old roll of air hose that I could use if necessary for this, I'll only need a short length so I'd cut it up, so no need to take one off you - thanks for offer though.
However, I might find that buying a whip hose is as cheap as buying the fittings and making one from my old hose, hence my enquiry

Ivor wrote:You never do anything the easy way do you Gav?

I remember doing the same thing years ago and getting NPT/BSP adaptors from a place in Dunstable called Weld Air supplies, if I remember correctly...

Ivor, I generally find easy=more expensive

But it is also quicker

Just a generalsiation which like any does not always hold true but usually does!
Back to time and money again!!

I'll try to see if Weld air can help, thanks

Any other leads - especially on whether the fittings can be interchanged? I know for a fact that this can be physically done on some sizes, but not sure which. I have all the technical data - this is 'shade-tree' experience I'm looking for here!!

If I have to get fittings, I was wondering if they might be commonly available from some other industry, maybe hydraulic fitting suppliers or whatever, so I could pop in somewhere local

So keep em coming

Jon Benn · Post by **Jon Benn** » Fri Aug 15, 08 10:16 pm

Gavin, just seen this and I am going away for two weeks!!! Ivor could you speak to Ryan at TVH? Ask him to put the parts in the post and I'll sort it when I get back, I think you have the number.

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Sat Aug 16, 08 8:13 pm

Thanks a lot Jon/Ivor, that sounds brilliant

Let me know what you need from me, happy to send payment etc.