Thread: M30 diameter
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Old 19th January 2019, 20:01   #10
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Originally Posted by T-Cut View Post
Are metric threads used on plumbing parts? I always thought they were BSP, but maybe it's changed?


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They certainly are on trv heads

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Originally Posted by Avulon View Post
29.6mm (How/with what are you measuring it?) is closer to 30mm than either 3/4" BSP or 1"BSP
With a cheapy Chinese digital caliper

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Originally Posted by RoverP480 View Post
Just looked up Metric thread tolerancing and depending on the grade the minimum O/D could be 29,522mm, max O/D 29.947mm, so 29.6mm could well be a nominal 30mm
Good enough for me!

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Originally Posted by Heddy View Post
If you're changing the TRV's and wondering what size thread they are then as far as I know they're std, so you can't go wrong.
As far as I can tell there are at least 3 different sizes depending on age and manufacturer!
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