IBC FITTING
INFORMATION
All
of my adapters fit the most common type of
UK/European IBC thread on the outlet pipe
(after the valve), which is
known by any of the following
names/details :
- S60x6 Thread
- 60mm - Buttress/Coarse
Thread
- Schutz Brand IBC (Buttress/Coarse thread - NOT FINE Thread - See below)
- DIN61 or DIN 6131 Thread
- 2" or 50mm with a coarse thread.
(This is easily confusing, if you
measure thread peak to thread peak then
it is 2.5" or 60mm. If you were to
measure the ID or bore (Internal
Diameter) it is 48 - 50mm, which is
where the 2" comes from. They
are both the same IBC outlet, the
common type, just measured
differently).
The Outlet/IBC thread
has the following dimensions
- Thread Diameter =60mm (D1)
- Thread Pitch = 4mm (P1)
- Thread Root = 54mm
- Threads on IBC outlet = 2 - 3
(There are 4 threads per inch, but
outlet pipe is less than 1", hence 2 -
3 threads)
Which
will look like the picture below
The only other type you are likely to
encounter is a larger size known as either S80 (3" Bore) or S100 (4" bore), OR where a CAM LOCK fitting is either present (no threads), or has been
removed. These camlocks are often found on Schutz Brand IBC's and where there is a FINE pitch thread
on the end, or instead of the camlock (2" IBC bore, 58mm Edge to Edge thread, but LOTS
of thread turns per inch, like 5 - 7
threads, like a plumbers pipe thread). This adapter does not
fit those sizes/types, BUT I will be
listing these in my ebay shop for sale in
the near future.
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