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  1. J

    Spare Parts in transport

    Just a quick question to all established/new starters - What parts and how many parts are the ideal amount to carry around with you - What do you always have at hand and how often do need new parts.. By new parts i obviously mean Ball valves etc...
  2. P

    max pressure

    whats the max pressure hep fittings will take. basically a customer wants a 2 bar shower pump on his shower almost everything is in place as regards to pipework i just need to install a surry flange into cylnder existing is teed in to the feed off the hwc. just before the pipework goes under...
  3. I

    CH Pipe Runs in Joists

    I just wanted to gain any best practice regarding copper and plastic pipe runs when Notching/drilling Holes in Joists. I am well aware of the Building Regulations when it comes to Notching/Drilling, but just wondering if there is anything else people do different i.e. do you prefer plastic and...
  4. L

    Polypipe to Copper

    I've been given a length of Hep20 15mm polypipe an a length of PB 22mm polypipe to fit to my new water tanks and replumb my bathroom and new shower. I've never worked with pushfit polypipe before. But I have the right pipe cutter for poplypipes and the end inserts. My water tank has standard...
  5. S

    Organisation

    Hi As a newly qualified plumber I have started to trade and am slowly filling up my van with tools and stock. My question would be to ask if any of the more experienced plumbers have any advice as the best ways to organise what I am carrying in my van Regards Steve
  6. R

    Plastic Pipe

    Hi all is it possable to use hep2o fittings with JG pipe? Your comments please.
  7. D

    osma gold pipe

    hi i have come across this pipe it was 22mm and looks excatly like hep, does anyone have any info on this pipe, ie: where do you get it, how do you get the fittings of the pipe. i had a job where the plastic pipe popped out of the fitting, made a bit of a mess as 22mm main running through loft...
  8. H

    Added rad to existing openvent system/system will not fill

    adding an additional radiator to existing system. drained system down,added new rad downstairs. filled very slowly, E & F filled quickly, boiler is a potterton prima b with pump above. checked the drain off on the return to pump very little water came out. thinking of reverse filling from drain...
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    access box in screed

    I'm using ducted plastic pipe that will be layed in the screed for a radiator but naturally want to come up in copper. From the JG site (but I used Hep2o) The Building Regulations state that pipe laid in screed must be removable. Speedfit provide a conduit pipe through which the Speedfit...
  10. R

    Adding a UFH zone to a Y Plan system

    Hi, I'm looking to add a UFH zone to my current CH and DHW system that runs on a Y plan. I'm not a plumber or electrician and all the info I can find on the net seems to suggest going to an S plan to make the three systems independent. The electrician I'm using is suggesting just tieing the UFH...
  11. H

    Straightening speedfit pipe

    I'm just attempting my first bit of plumbing with JG speedfit pipe and fittings. I bought a coil of 15mm barrier pipe. I'm finding it dificult to work with because of the curve. Is there a way to straighten it? or do most people use straight lengths?
  12. H

    strange plastic pipe

    Hi I'm in the middle of changing my sink in the cloakroom, sink on waste connected everything seemed to be going well until! There are hot and cold pipes coming down from the ceiling (heavily painted) , hot pipe is 15 mm copper so no probs scraping of paint and connecting to tap. The cold pipe...
  13. H

    Best pushfit connectors

    Which are the best and most reliable pushfit connectors? Thanks:)
  14. P

    Full bore flexible tap connectors?

    DIYer here, so please excuse any stupid statements... I've just replaced an old bath that had traditional tap connectors and no isolation valves with flexible tap connectors and standard isolation valves. Result, looks pretty but much reduced water flow. Now I've just read that you can buy...
  15. N

    Hep2o and Barrier advice wanted

    Hi Can anyone advise me, Is standaed Hep2o ok for a closed circuit heating system or should I use Barrier, have heard that standard is ok on open tank systems but not so good on closed, any thoughts out there.
  16. W

    pushfit - which brand?

    hello all, just wanted your opinions on which brand of push fit fittings are best from your own experiences? ive not used them a great deal, my two local suppliers are screwfix and toolstation but ive been advised not to use the jg speedfit that screwfix sell and am not sure about toolstations?
  17. M

    brass olive on hep2o pipe

    had a compression fitting blowoff on a hep20 pipe. no damage to pipe and insert still inside fitting. had to use spanner and grips to remove. olive in place. everything as it should be. only possibility is the olive made of brass which is harder to compress than a copper olive. anyone else had...
  18. G

    underfloor heating control

    A neighbour has asked me to pipe up some underfloor heating in her conservatory that is being built, the builder laid out the pipe under the floor and has screeded over it and the 2 ends are coming up in the corner. I have only fitted underfloor heating twice before and both times they had...
  19. P

    Connecting to old galvanised steel pipe

    I am in the early stages of quoting for a job where the customer wants a couple of outside taps putting at each end of his gararge. At the moment there is a solid concrete floor with galvanised steel pipe (outside diameter 27mm) which goes into a leaky old stoptap with rust around the join. The...
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    Free hep2o

    About Hep2O® Get the very latest news and information about Hep2O® – the UK's leading flexible push-fit plumbing system. Hepworth helps plumbers to become flexible Clambering underneath floorboards, inside kitchen units and behind basins can be a tight fit for plumbing installers working...
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