Stainless Steel Mainline Fittings

[miohman]

Does any one know if MES stainless barbed fittings are similar to, say Lapierre's, where the inside dimension of the fitting is the nominal pipe size thus not restricting flow?

[darkmachine]

All my stainless mainline fittings are from MES so i can't comment on another dealer, but the construction seems to not restrict the flow, the fitting walls are much thinner than any plastic fitting i have every seen. I can take a measurement if you are interested.

[miohman]

If it isn't to inconvenient. curroius as to the Inside dimension of the 3/4" and 1" fittings.

[darkmachine]

Looks like pretty close to 3/4 on the 3/4" fitting that I had close by. There is also a slight bevel on the interior, i'm assuming that helps with flow too.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/xsBiSRf4ABDzG7nS6

[darkmachine]

Just got in a box of MES fittings and put the ruler to them. There is a little variance in wall thickness between the 1" and the 3/4", the 1" walls being thicker. The 'Y' fittings that combine two 3/4" into one 1" seem to have a little bit larger ID than the straight 1" unions, but hey way better than anything else i've seen used. For me on the flat ground they work great.