Hoots Mon! There are no problems with flow on plastic pipe. Just use it properly and cut/fit/support as per MI and you will have no problems at all.
..just read the tech specs again " Less prone to scale build up compared to copper" Like you say,less prone,but can still scale up,just like Pullits todger Oi, watch it wetdreams, ever had a Glasgow kiss!! Biff!!!
..just read the tech specs again " Less prone to scale build up compared to copper" Referring to limescale not sludge. The barrier pipes are supposed to improve this but I reckon plastic heating systems are dirtier than copper in general.
"Speedfit is naff." http://www.screwfix.com/talk/thread.jspa?threadID=86141&tstart=0 What a plonker! You know nothing and yet you see fit to comment on a product that is not only tried and tested for plumbing and meets all the relevant standards but is also used widely in automotive, aerospace and engineering industries! Think before you open your mouth sunshine !
Speedfit is naff - LOL , Yeah , especially when you dont know how to fit it properly . Used it for ages (when needed), not had one problem
I'm thinking of swapping over to plastic. £110 for a bundle of 22mm today. ***. If you are Mr Ian, may I put some pointers your way. Use Speedfit or Hep. You can knock about a 1/3rd off in labour costs for first fix. Never use it in older properties, due to rats, mice etc. Get the Joiner/Carpenter to fit 'pipe boards' in cylinder cupboards. You'll need to clip a lot in these locations. With Speedfit, you can get good tight bends with internal springs. Always, always use inserts. My preference is Speedfit, fitted correctly it's a great system, but you'll always need copper.
"Speedfit is naff." http://www.screwfix.com/talk/thread.jspa?threadID=8614 1&tstart=0 What a plonker! You know nothing and yet you see fit to comment on a product that is not only tried and tested for plumbing and meets all the relevant standards but is also used widely in automotive, aerospace and engineering industries! Think before you open your mouth sunshine ! I think a young plumber to be has just had a very valuable lesson, on this website, alway's remember what you've posted previously or it will come back and bite yer bum. LOL
My preference is Speedfit, fitted correctly it's a great system, but you'll always need copper. Could'nt agree more - in a nutshell there DP ... your being very amiable today by the way .... been playing with your pet skunk again
Could'nt agree more - in a nutshell there DP ... your being very amiable today by the way .... been playing with your pet skunk again That's no skunk, it's his sporran!!! Skunks smell better.
Nice! http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/uploads/piper.jpg Oh Dickie boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen to glen, and down the mountain side The summer's gone, and all the flowers are dying 'Tis you, 'tis you must go and I must bide. But come ye back when summer's in the meadow Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow 'Tis I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow Oh Dickie boy, oh Dickie boy, yer skirt's too tight.
If you are Mr Ian, may I put some pointers your way. Use Speedfit or Hep. Speedfit is the product of choice, but only when I need to make unjointed runs in inaccessible locations. Personally I don't find it that much quicker, since you have to use a lot more clips. Perhaps if you're working on a new site it works well, but in existing installations it's not as easy to fit in tight spaces. Obviously, Speedfit flexis for under the bath every time
I recently moved a cold water tank from over the H/W cylinder in the airing cupboard to the loft. The power shower pump cold feed was 15mm copper and had worked fine. To avoid soldering in the loft I used Speedfit 15mm with superseal inserts (2 x 90 deg elbows and one straight coupler over about 1m) to ceiling level and then 15mm copper down to the pump as before. Despite the cold tank being over 1m higher than previously, the cold flow was useless and at full cold setting the shower head just dribbled. I replaced all the Speedfit in the loft with copper (swept bends - no elbows) and it now blasts cold water out. Makes me nervous about all the Speedfit I have also used in heating circuits that have yet to be fired up. A 15mm superseal insert has less than half the cross section area of 15mm copper. Food for thought.
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