I’m not totally sure what you mean by a male/male nipple, but in general the point is to look and see how the seal is achieved. General purpose fittings with parallel male threads will generally have flanges to accommodate a sealing washer that can be compressed the effect a seal when the fitting is screwed fully home. Credit subject to status, UK residents only, Toolstation Ltd, acts as a broker and offers finance from a restricted range of finance providers, PayPal Credit is a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH.

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It doesn't specify the thread but looking at it now it looks parallel but as its half eleven I am not going to get a fitting to screw into it tonight.