Not a direct fit. Joining 1-1/4" BSP tapered (R1-1/4 / BSPT) to 3/4" BSP tapered (R3/4 / BSPT) needs a R1-1/4 to R3/4 reducing bush. Sealing method, the real-world trap, and the exact adapter to buy.

Updated 05 September 2026.

Connect 1-1/4" BSP tapered (R1-1/4 / BSPT) to 3/4" BSP tapered (R3/4 / BSPT)

How to join R1-1/4 and R3/4, and what stops it leaking.

Needs adapter
End A
1-1/4" BSP tapered (R1-1/4 / BSPT) (R1-1/4)
Seals on on the thread flanks with PTFE tape or paste
via adapter
End B
3/4" BSP tapered (R3/4 / BSPT) (R3/4)
Seals on on the thread flanks with PTFE tape or paste
Adapter neededR1-1/4 to R3/4 reducing bush

Not a direct fit. Joining 1-1/4" BSP tapered (R1-1/4 / BSPT) to 3/4" BSP tapered (R3/4 / BSPT) needs a R1-1/4 to R3/4 reducing bush.

The adapter to buy

Stepping a R1-1/4 port down to a R3/4 fitting uses a tapered BSP (BSPT, BS 21 / ISO 7) reducing bush: a male R1-1/4 on the outside and a female R3/4 inside, both to the same tapered BSP form so they seal on the thread flanks with PTFE tape or paste. The major diameter goes from 41.91 mm at R1-1/4 to 26.441 mm at R3/4. This is a single stocked reducing part; the step is two nominal sizes.

Both ends are the same tapered 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 tapered (R1-1/4 / BSPT) to 3/4" BSP tapered (R3/4 / BSPT)?

Not a direct fit. Joining 1-1/4" BSP tapered (R1-1/4 / BSPT) to 3/4" BSP tapered (R3/4 / BSPT) needs a R1-1/4 to R3/4 reducing bush.