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Frequently Asked Questions<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][mk_padding_divider][mk_image src=”https:\/\/www.elemex.ie.gridhosted.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how-to-measure-bsp-thread-size.jpg” image_size=”full” align=”center”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1519772328486{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

The image above shows the \u2018Basic Major Diameter\u2019 of a 1\u00bd\u201d BSP thread<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][mk_padding_divider][mk_fancy_title margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none”]\n

How to measure BSP thread sizes<\/h2>\n[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1519772377967{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

The \u201cBasic Major Diameter (mm)\u201d <\/b>can be obtained by measuring the larger thread diameter on the threads of your immersion – typically called the \u201cacross the thread\u201d measurement.<\/p>\n

The \u201cBasic Minor Diameter (mm)\u201d <\/b>can be obtained by measuring the smaller thread diameter. This measurement will closely resemble the measurement on the \u201cport\u201d or \u201cinlet\u201d on the tank.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1519772487832{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
BSP<\/th>\nBasic Major Dia. (mm)<\/th>\nBasic Minor Dia. (mm)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/16″<\/td>\n7.72<\/td>\n6.56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/8″<\/td>\n9.73<\/td>\n8.56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/4″<\/td>\n13.16<\/td>\n11.45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3\/8″<\/td>\n16.66<\/td>\n14.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/2″<\/td>\n20.96<\/td>\n18.63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5\/8″<\/td>\n22.91<\/td>\n20.59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3\/4″<\/td>\n26.44<\/td>\n24.12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7\/8″<\/td>\n30.20<\/td>\n27.88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1″<\/td>\n33.25<\/td>\n30.29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 + 1\/4″<\/td>\n41.91<\/td>\n38.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 + 1\/2″<\/td>\n47.80<\/td>\n44.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 + 3\/4″<\/td>\n53.75<\/td>\n50.70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2″<\/td>\n59.61<\/td>\n56.66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 + 1\/4″<\/td>\n65.71<\/td>\n62.75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 + 1\/2″<\/td>\n75.18<\/td>\n72.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 + 3\/4″<\/td>\n81.53<\/td>\n78.58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3″<\/td>\n87.88<\/td>\n84.93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row fullwidth=”true” fullwidth_content=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1519766790468{background-color: #231f20 !important;}”][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”50″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h1″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none”] Frequently Asked Questions [\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][mk_padding_divider][mk_image src=”https:\/\/www.elemex.ie.gridhosted.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how-to-measure-bsp-thread-size.jpg” image_size=”full” align=”center”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1519772328486{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] The image above shows the \u2018Basic Major Diameter\u2019 of a 1\u00bd\u201d BSP thread [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][mk_padding_divider][mk_fancy_title margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none”] How to measure BSP thread sizes [\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1519772377967{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] The \u201cBasic Major Diameter (mm)\u201d can 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