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sdlegg GDPR opt-out	Plastic pipe for CH and H and C water Dec 2^nd, 2010, 7:41am I am looking to bury plastic pipes for the CH and hot and cold water supplies into solid brick walls. Do I need to cover the pipes i.e. trucking, due to pipe expansion/contraction causing plaster to crack? What sort or depth should I bury them? Is there anything I should be aware of to do this successfully?
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thescruff Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Who said plumbing was easy. Posts: 6037 Total Thanks: 147 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Plumber	Re: Plastic pipe for CH and H and C water Reply #1 - Dec 2^nd, 2010, 2:10pm If you must, then the hot and cold must be assessable, e.g. pipe in pipe.
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sdlegg GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 147 For This Post: 0	Re: Plastic pipe for CH and H and C water Reply #2 - Dec 4^th, 2010, 9:05am It sounds from yuor reply that burying the pipes is not good ides or practice? Would boxing them in be a better solution?
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thescruff Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Who said plumbing was easy. Posts: 6037 Total Thanks: 147 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Plumber	Re: Plastic pipe for CH and H and C water Reply #3 - Dec 4^th, 2010, 4:02pm I'm not a lover of sticking pipes in walls, apart from the fact they weaken the structure, waste heat in the walls, they also have to be protected from corrosion, etc. So yes, boxing them in is 100% better.
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