Ridgeline

RIDGELOCK · INSTALLATION FILM

Keep the fitting.
Change the ring.

Join Ridgeline corrugated 316L stainless water tube without a press tool. Watch the sequence or go straight to the step you need.

Ridgeline · R-22 animated demonstration · Current installation instructions ↗

R-22 demonstration · 37 secondsExplore the interactive model ↗

THE SEQUENCE, AT A GLANCE

Five steps. One complete ring.

These images are frames from the same animated film. The written sequence follows the current RidgeLock installation material.

Animated RidgeLock demonstration: keep the body and nut

STEP 1 · 00:00

Keep the body and nut

Start with a loose WRAS-approved EN 1254 compression fitting. Retain its original body and nut.

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Animated RidgeLock demonstration: remove the copper olive

STEP 2 · 00:04

Remove the copper olive

Remove the supplied copper olive. The RidgeLock sealing-ring assembly replaces it.

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Animated RidgeLock demonstration: prepare the tube

STEP 3 · 00:10

Prepare the tube

Cut in a corrugation valley. Expose 6–7 corrugations and slide the original nut onto the tube.

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Animated RidgeLock demonstration: position the ridgelock ring

STEP 4 · 00:16

Position the RidgeLock ring

Keep the ring assembly together. The white elastomer faces the fitting body; seat its tongue in the third valley, leaving three peaks ahead.

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Animated RidgeLock demonstration: connect and tighten

STEP 5 · 00:22

Connect and tighten

Insert into the fitting and tighten hand-tight, then a further three half-turns with a spanner. Hold the fitting body.

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Current technical documents

Use the source documents for product selection, installation and project checks.