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Steel Pipe Fittings BS EN 10241:2000 (BS1740:1971)

Threaded seamless and welded steel pipe fittings BS EN 10241:2000 have been around for over 60 years, the first recorded standard I can locate was BS1740:1951 issued on the 6th of June of that year. These fittings came in sizes no longer available under the present standard of BS EN 10241:2000 which included 5/8”, 1 3/4” 2 1/4” and 3 1/2” fittings to BS1740:1951 and we still have a fitting here at ValvesTubesFittings.com in 1 3/4” which is a BS1740:1951 wrought iron tee and was rescued from being scrapped from Newton Bank Works Hyde, the original business on this site was F W Ashton & Company Ltd, wax printers and the site first opened in 1814. They later became ABC Wax and then ABC Brunschweiler with the site finally closing almost 200 years later in 2009.

That was somewhat off the subject of steel pipe fittings BS EN 10241:2000 but the point is sites like ABC Wax and many other textile businesses have used steel threaded pipe fittings in steam systems for many decades and still do today as they are robust and stand up to the rigours process steam systems better than other pipe fittings such as malleable iron. Here at ValvesTubesFittings.com, we can offer steel pipe fittings BS EN 10241:2000 from stock for delivery anywhere in the United Kingdom, for more information on temperatures and pressures for steam or any other medium please contact our sales team today to discuss your requirements.

Steel Pipe Fittings BS EN 10241:2000 in Museums and Stately Homes

For the anoraks out there who have any interest in pipe fittings if you look carefully when you visit any of our Stately Homes run by the likes of The National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw (Welsh Heritage) and Alba Aosmhor (Historic Scotland) you will find steel pipe fittings BS EN 10241:2000 installed on heating systems and steam boilers which may have been there since the 1950s and before.

For those that work on these old systems in historic buildings, we can offer material to replace fittings that will be the same or dimensionally similar, this also includes valves and pipework as well as fittings. Please contact us for more information on our range of steel pipe fittings BS EN 10241 or any other valves and pipeline products, we look forward to hearing from you.

Disclaimer: Information correct at the time of publishing (August 2015) but is subject to change. E&OE.