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Hi, I'm new here, and quite an amateur, but this is probably the most basic plumbing question you will ever encounter! I have to purchase a new aerator for my bathroom sink. I would like to buy a swivel type. The thread on the spout is a female 55/64 X 27 Thread. In other words, I need to put in a male connector that fits into a Female 55/64. Would this be called a Male 55/64?
My confusion is how to word what it is I am looking for. Do I search for a Male 55/64 (the size I need) or a female 55/64 (the size it needs to fit into.) As a rule, when a particular aerator states it's size, is it saying the size that it is, or the size it needs to fit into? It seems that I will have to buy an adapter. Again, will the adapter be describing it's own 2 sizes, or the two sizes of the hardware it is meant to link??
I am not particular what brand makes the thing. Is there a site that explains the quality of different materials? I just don't want to buy something that is going to peel, or strip too easily or some other type of junk, but I don't need anything that is made for its decorative value.
It seems that what I need is not very common. If anyone can recommend a retail source for such hardware, I would appreciate it. Most of my searches are bringing me to wholesale plumbing suppliers. They are probably showing up because they SELL to retail outlets. Other searches are resulting in a list of links to specific brand names, each of which then offer to help me to find out who carries their line. I am not looking for a specific brand, so this is very frustrating! Maybe if I can narrow down the male/female thing, and I clearly understand exactly what I'm looking for, I can then find out what brand or manufacturer makes this size aerator, or the specific adaptor that I need and search that way. Walking into random hardware/plumbing supply stores is wasting my time, because they each carry a limited supply, mostly of the most common sizes. They would need to carry a swivel aerator that isn't too long (my sink is rather shallow), and then the exact adapter I would need to connect that piece to my spout. The most highly stocked place in my area did not have a connector that fit my spout to any swivel aerator that they had. And they had a least 10 connectors! That is why I have resorted to the web...
thank you all!
My confusion is how to word what it is I am looking for. Do I search for a Male 55/64 (the size I need) or a female 55/64 (the size it needs to fit into.) As a rule, when a particular aerator states it's size, is it saying the size that it is, or the size it needs to fit into? It seems that I will have to buy an adapter. Again, will the adapter be describing it's own 2 sizes, or the two sizes of the hardware it is meant to link??
I am not particular what brand makes the thing. Is there a site that explains the quality of different materials? I just don't want to buy something that is going to peel, or strip too easily or some other type of junk, but I don't need anything that is made for its decorative value.
It seems that what I need is not very common. If anyone can recommend a retail source for such hardware, I would appreciate it. Most of my searches are bringing me to wholesale plumbing suppliers. They are probably showing up because they SELL to retail outlets. Other searches are resulting in a list of links to specific brand names, each of which then offer to help me to find out who carries their line. I am not looking for a specific brand, so this is very frustrating! Maybe if I can narrow down the male/female thing, and I clearly understand exactly what I'm looking for, I can then find out what brand or manufacturer makes this size aerator, or the specific adaptor that I need and search that way. Walking into random hardware/plumbing supply stores is wasting my time, because they each carry a limited supply, mostly of the most common sizes. They would need to carry a swivel aerator that isn't too long (my sink is rather shallow), and then the exact adapter I would need to connect that piece to my spout. The most highly stocked place in my area did not have a connector that fit my spout to any swivel aerator that they had. And they had a least 10 connectors! That is why I have resorted to the web...
thank you all!
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