Anyone know where best to get them cheap? Im looking at Plumb Centre etc at the moment, but they dont seem that cheap tbh.

I want to use them as my coolant system elbows, which i will join with the straight silicone couplers that i'll cut from my 1m length.

5 for £25 BN YORKSHIRE YP12 42mm SOFTLEAD FREE SOLDER COPPER BEND on eBay (end time 05-Jan-11 17:53:40 GMT)

£5 for one here:

http://www.bes.co.uk/

Thanks guys, ive seen all of the above, but wondered if there was any cheaper alternative to £5 per bend.

Plain elbows will do, as i can put a bead in them for the hose connectors myself. Plain elbows might be cheaper than yorkshire fittings?

try here very reliable firm

http://www.bes.co.uk/

item no. 9182

Well, i ordered 8 x 90 bends, 3 x 45 bends and a reducer for the expansion take off.

All Endfeed capillary fittings, not yorkshire.



Thanks guys for the help.

[Edited on 28-12-10 by MakeEverything]

Once you know how end-feed is much better than solder-ring (Yorkshire). So far on my house renovation the only joints I've had leak are where solder-ring fittings were used (on the basis I'd run out of "proper" ones).... Now I routinely give the Yorkshire ones a lick of solder at the ends once they're hot (which kind of defeats the point of using the solder-ring in the first place!). But hey. Since doing that no leaks on Yorkshires either...

They make elbows with a larger radius, which might be a good idea for coolant flow.

long turn elbows

Scroll the product selection to the right at that site. I figure they should be available on your side of the pond too.