Not a direct fit. Joining 1-1/4" BSP parallel (G1-1/4 / BSPP) to 1/2" BSP parallel (G1/2 / BSPP) needs a G1-1/4 to G1/2 reducing bush. Sealing method, the real-world trap, and the exact adapter to buy.
Updated 05 September 2026.
Connect 1-1/4" BSP parallel (G1-1/4 / BSPP) to 1/2" BSP parallel (G1/2 / BSPP)
How to join G1-1/4 and G1/2, and what stops it leaking.
Not a direct fit. Joining 1-1/4" BSP parallel (G1-1/4 / BSPP) to 1/2" BSP parallel (G1/2 / BSPP) needs a G1-1/4 to G1/2 reducing bush.
The adapter to buy
Stepping a G1-1/4 port down to a G1/2 fitting uses a parallel BSP (BSPP, ISO 228) reducing bush: a male G1-1/4 on the outside and a female G1/2 inside, both to the same parallel BSP form so they seal flat washer or bonded seal on the face. The major diameter goes from 41.91 mm at G1-1/4 to 20.955 mm at G1/2. This is a single stocked reducing part; the step is three nominal sizes.
Both ends are the same parallel BSP standard, so the only thing that changes is the size; do not swap standards at the same time. If you need to cross to a different thread form as well, add the correct thread adapter rather than forcing a same-standard reducer to do two jobs.
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Connect 1-1/4" BSP parallel (G1-1/4 / BSPP) to 1/2" BSP parallel (G1/2 / BSPP)?
Not a direct fit. Joining 1-1/4" BSP parallel (G1-1/4 / BSPP) to 1/2" BSP parallel (G1/2 / BSPP) needs a G1-1/4 to G1/2 reducing bush.