John Guest Red Tube

Red LLDPE tube from John Guest, held as JGPE12100R in 12 mm and JGTR15 in 15 mm. It is NSF International certified and made from non-contaminating, FDA compliant material, and its resistance to environmental stress cracking is measured to ASTM D-1693 using 10 percent IGEPAL, which is the property that counts where a line is pulled tight behind a wall panel and left there for years.

Key features

• Two sizes: 12 mm as JGPE12100R, 15 mm as JGTR15
• Non-contaminating, FDA compliant LLDPE
• NSF International certified
• Stress crack resistance measured to ASTM D-1693 (10 percent IGEPAL)
• Suited to cold and intermittent hot water plumbing
• Integrates with John Guest push fit fittings, shut off valves and standard tube connectors

Applications

• Motorhome and caravan water systems
• Marine fresh water layouts
• Water purification and filtration units
• Water conditioners
• Ice makers and misting systems

Compatibility and fitting

• Cut the end square, then seat the tube against the stop inside the body
• Runs in the same collets as the blue and black tube; only the identification colour differs
• Locking clips and collars retain the joint where the line is exposed to constant movement
• Adaptors carry it onto 1/2 inch BSP threaded pipework
• Sized bodies sit in the 15mm John Guest fittings and 12mm John Guest fittings collections

Is red tube the hot water line?

Not by any published rule. John Guest offers the LLDPE range in several colours so circuits can be told apart; every colour carries the same cold and intermittent hot water service. Pick a convention for the build and label it rather than trusting colour alone.

What does the ASTM D-1693 result describe?

Environmental stress cracking: how well the polymer resists splitting when it is held under strain in contact with a wetting agent. John Guest reports the figure against 10 percent IGEPAL. Related tube and bodies sit in caravan plumbing fittings.

Dispatched from our Brisbane warehouse. Australia-wide delivery, or collect from the warehouse once your order is confirmed ready.