Extension Adapter
Extension adapters are designed to increase the distance between connected glassware components in laboratory setups. They provide additional height or spacing for improved configuration flexibility during distillation and reflux procedures.
Crafted from durable borosilicate glass, these adapters offer excellent resistance to thermal stress and chemical corrosion. Ground glass joints ensure secure and leak-free assembly with compatible equipment.
Ideal for Australian laboratories seeking adaptable apparatus arrangements, extension adapters enhance system customisation and safe operation. Choose precision-made connectors built to maintain stability and performance in professional laboratory environments.
Crafted from durable borosilicate glass, these adapters offer excellent resistance to thermal stress and chemical corrosion. Ground glass joints ensure secure and leak-free assembly with compatible equipment.
Ideal for Australian laboratories seeking adaptable apparatus arrangements, extension adapters enhance system customisation and safe operation. Choose precision-made connectors built to maintain stability and performance in professional laboratory environments.
Extension Adapter Borosilicate Glass Laboratory Grade
From $14.50 (Ex GST)
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Extension adapters supplied by LabChoice Australia are designed to provide additional length, clearance and positional flexibility within jointed glassware assemblies used for distillation, reflux, extraction and general synthetic chemistry. Manufactured from high quality BORO 3.3 borosilicate glass that complies with ISO 3585 and ASTM E438 Type 1 Class A standards, these adapters offer excellent thermal resistance, chemical durability and dimensional precision. Their robust construction ensures stable performance during repeated heating and cooling cycles encountered in demanding laboratory workflows.
These adapters are used to raise the height of condensers, stillheads, thermometers or other apparatus components, allowing technicians to optimise alignment, accommodate heating mantles, prevent contact with support stands or improve safety clearances. The precision ground joints provide a leak resistant seal with standard cone and socket glassware, ensuring reliable vapour flow and maintaining internal pressure stability during operation. The high clarity BORO 3.3 glass allows full visual inspection of the connection points throughout assembly and use.
Extension adapters are widely used in organic chemistry, essential oil distillation, academic teaching laboratories and research settings where apparatus height or spacing must be adjusted without altering the core glassware configuration. Their chemical resistance allows compatibility with acids, solvents and reagents used in advanced synthesis, analytical preparation and quality control environments.
Each extension adapter supplied by LabChoice Australia undergoes ISO 9001 aligned quality control inspections. This includes dimensional verification of joint tapers, clarity and surface finish assessment, wall thickness measurement and evaluation of structural integrity. Adapters are examined for joint precision, smooth glass transitions and stable fit before packing. These quality measures ensure reliable performance for laboratories requiring adaptable, high quality spacing components for glassware assemblies.