End Feed Street Elbow 90° Long Tail WRAS Approved – Bag 25

The end feed street elbow is one of those fittings that earns its place in the toolbag quickly. When you need a sharp 90 degree change of direction but can’t fit a standard elbow and a short male connector into the available space, the street elbow solves the problem cleanly. The long tail variant gives you more to work with on the male end, making it easier to sweat in where access is awkward. Available in 15mm and 22mm, these fittings are WRAS approved and supplied in bags of 25, which suits both trade stock and multi-unit jobs where you’ll be fitting them repeatedly.

Street elbow plumbing fittings differ from a standard elbow in one key way: one end is a plain socket for soldering, and the other end is a male spigot that inserts directly into a socket or another fitting. This removes the need for a separate piece of pipe between two fittings, saving space and reducing the number of joints. Fewer joints means fewer potential leak points, which is always the right direction to be heading.

The long tail on these elbows extends the male spigot end compared to a standard street elbow. In practice, this gives a better depth of engagement when soldering into tight spaces, and it also helps where you need the fitting to reach into a box, cabinet, or concealed void without a separate pipe stub. It is a small detail that makes a real difference when you are working in a confined airing cupboard at an awkward angle.

Where Street Elbow Plumbing Fittings Are Used

These fittings appear most often in domestic and light commercial plumbing, wherever copper pipework changes direction in a restricted space. Common locations include under-sink installations, boiler connections, bathroom valve work, and any concealed pipework run where minimising the overall fitting footprint matters. The 15mm size is the everyday workhorse for hot and cold supply lines, while the 22mm suits central heating flow and return connections or higher-flow supply runs.

WRAS Approval and What It Means on Site

WRAS approval confirms that these fittings have been independently tested and certified as suitable for use in contact with potable water in the UK. For any work on drinking water supply lines, WRAS approved fittings are the correct choice and are increasingly required by water companies and building inspectors. Using approved fittings on a job also protects you if questions are raised later about compliance.

At 25 fittings per bag, these end feed street elbows are priced for trade use rather than one-off DIY. If you are fitting out a development, carrying out a bathroom refurb, or just want a sensible working stock of quality copper fittings, buying by the bag is the straightforward option.