Anyone seen or know a supplier that can supply 21.5 mm O/D pipe and fittings in clear plastic / acrylic ?? Cheers Mark
I would think so, The water in the pipe is at room temperature under NO pressure Carrying only condense waste water from a Central heating combi boiler to the outside world / drain I have a look around the suppliers you mention Cheers MarkS
You can buy 20 and 22mm clear acrylic on eBay, just had a look. Not cheap though, £14 per 500mm! If you want a clear section for inspection i.e spot if it's frozen easily you might only need the one bit and can use solid for the rest?
A good quality PVC Clear pipe will be the same spec as off the shelf white waste pipe The acid content is low, and not in contact with the pipe for long periods as its dispensed from the boiler in dripbs and drabs, into a incline to the outside world PH of the condense water is about 6, and neutral is 7 so wont be melting the plastic rapid Brick cleaner which is about 18% Hdrochloric acid (PH 0) is stored in PVC plastic containers no problem MarkS
https://www.plasticpipeshop.co.uk/ Depending on why transparent pipe is required they will have something suitable,maybe not MM perfect but thats life TT
Always thought you couldn`t use normal 21.5 overflow pipe, guess I was wrong and isn`t there something about the size of the pipe in the MI`s
Hi TT, Yes seen this site and yes they are the closest to the 21.5 MM spec....Buttttttt for the smallest amount I need to do this project the price would be over £16.00 + Carriage for 1 X 1 Metre pipe and 1 90 elbow... Tad overkill Cheers MarkS
Hi, Yup a project I wanted to do before winter came, so I could monitor the flow of condense going out, or not!.. or backing up...like last year with frozen external pipe (now fixed with lagging) Total cost was £21.62 OUCH including VAT & Delivery. 1 metre of 1/2 inch pipe equates to £6.65 or 0.67 per CM 90 Deg 1/2 inch bend (overkill) £8.98 for 1 I used in total 20 CM on project, 15 for the straight, and 5 for couplings. Got 80 CM over, what can I use that on Hmmmmmm... The straight is not solvent welded, it holds well just pushed in, no leaks... I wanted to be able to remove the tube in case it got coated in some kind of algae etc to clean it All other joints FP Solvent cement Set on a 1.5 Deg slope, all works well no drips, and meets all BS regs that I can see. Might market as the "WOW" product..... Or Window On Waste device