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Title: Plastic Pipe - Which To Go For?
Post by Ali Butt on Jun 16^th, 2005, 12:20pm

Sorry if this has been covered but I have read lots of comments elsewhere and am more confused than before :-/

The pipework in places will be concealed within a partition wall or under a tiled floor. I was thinking that I would make all connections in places that are A) Accessible beyond the enclosed area(s) or B) Where I could if required go in through the plaster board to effect a cure for any leak in the future.

All advice gratefully recieved

Cheers

Title: Re: Plastic Pipe - Which To Go For?
Post by thescruff on Jun 17^th, 2005, 6:47pm

first things first, where did you get that pic of btk :D

I prefer Speedfit if anything, and it's a very good idea to keep the joint accessable.

Could depend on what you intended to put in the pipes, for example; domestic water has to be sleeved for removal if under concrete, you can't use plastic for gas, not that you should be doing gas anyway etc.

Title: Re: Plastic Pipe - Which To Go For?
Post by billythekid on Jun 17^th, 2005, 7:36pm

lmao, v good. I agree with scruff to an extent, i find most plastic to be of much the same quality, although i rarely use it myself. I'd say A) make the connections where you can get to them, is the way to go for most installations. why arent you doing it in copper???????????????

btk

PS. who gave scruff a sense of humour transplant?? lol

Title: Re: Plastic Pipe - Which To Go For?
Post by Lectrician on Jun 17^th, 2005, 8:49pm

As far as plumbers this end of the country go - plastic is for retro fit - sticking into awkward places etc, otherwise, copper. (excludes bodgit and scarper).

Hep2o is our brand.

Title: Re: Plastic Pipe - Which To Go For?
Post by PEDANTICVINDICTIVEMAN on Jun 17^th, 2005, 9:19pm

I like Hep20, nice and robust, barrier pipe is best for heating.

Title: Re: Plastic Pipe - Which To Go For?
Post by Plumber on Jun 18^th, 2005, 9:00am

All the usual plastic pipes are rubbish, try using some quality, Multipipe from Henco, far superior quality www.multipipe.co.uk

Title: Re: Plastic Pipe - Which To Go For?
Post by thescruff on Jun 18^th, 2005, 9:39am

not too generous with the pics.

Is that the "Unipipe" with th the aly barrier or a copy

Title: Re: Plastic Pipe - Which To Go For?
Post by Plumber on Jun 18^th, 2005, 2:49pm

Far better than that scruff, I could send you a sample if you wish, the jointing of this is by pressfit fittings.

Title: Re: Plastic Pipe - Which To Go For?
Post by Ali Butt on Jun 18^th, 2005, 4:37pm

wrote on Jun 17^th, 2005, 7:36pm:

. why arent you doing it in copper???????????????

btk

PS. who gave scruff a sense of humour transplant?? lol

Oops - it is for a shower/wash basin and wc. The why is that there are quite a few joists to be cut or drilled and I prefer drilling holes to cutting the joists. Oddly enough I plan to replace some of the heating pipes (plastic) along the landing with copper as the guy who fitted it has got joints propping up the floorboards in places - Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Title: Re: Plastic Pipe - Which To Go For?
Post by thescruff on Jun 18^th, 2005, 10:59pm

wrote on Jun 18^th, 2005, 2:49pm:

Far better than that scruff, I could send you a sample if you wish, the jointing of this is by pressfit fittings.

Unipipe is pressfit fittings, been using in the New Zealand for years.

Stays where you put it unlike Speedfit etc.