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    Plastic waste pipe weakened to nothing

    Attended a job where an external'y run 32mm plastic waste pipe complete with compression elbow had cracked and disintergrated all along it's length. Including the elbow. You could gently press any bit of it with your finger and it would literally crumble to nothing. Consistancy of egg shells...
  2. M

    solvent or push fit

    Under my shower can i use pushfit or do i need to use solvent ? Once the shower goes down access will be pretty poor
  3. J

    Copper pushfit

    Hey all, Whats your recommmendations on using copper push fit on rad changes. The reason being is that they have the very expensive wallpaper (apparently irreplaceable) behind so I really don't want to get into the situation of accidentally leaving a heatmark on it even using a heatmat behind...
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    favorite brand of push fit

    The age old question! im sure this has been discussed many times before but what is your favorite brand of plastic / pushfit? Personally i use Speedfit since my normal merchants only stock that and poly plumb but if convenience of supply wasn't an issue i would go with hep20 cos there pipe...
  5. M

    Is this criminal?

    Hiya, The mother-in-law has Homeserve Insurance to cover bits and bobs, the last leak she had was just before christmas to the supply pipe to the house, halfway across the lawn. Homeserve came out, stopped the leak, then went away. 2 days ago I noticed that water was welling in the same spot...
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    Pushfit - a near disaster!

    Hi all I have used copper pipe throughout my extension build - tails up through the floor were capped with push fit plastic as it was much easier than using compression stop ends. The rest of the radiators were fitted and 'made live'. I warned the joiners that the system was now filled - no...
  7. D

    Jointing compound on pushfit?

    Hi, I'm a novice when it comes to plumbing. I've used compression fittings in the past, and have applied jointing compound. With push-fit copper fittings, do you still need to use jointing compound?
  8. R

    Mixing plastic pushfit joints with copper ones

    Hi, Is it safe to solder a copper joint onto a length of copper pipe that has a plastic push fit (twist type) connector on the other end of it? Is there a minimum safe distance of copper pipe between the plastic joint and the hot end? I'd like to replace some plastic CH joints with copper...
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    Are Certain Pushfit Brands Better Than Others?

    Someone on another thread on here mentioned that Hep20 and Polyplumb are better fittings and pipe than Speedfit. Is this true, are certain pushfit brands better than others?
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    Pushfit Help

    I need help before i lose my mind lol. I have used 5 of these pushfit fittings now on my bathroom and all have leaked. Please tell me what i am doing wrong. They are leaking from the base of the tap, I have hand tightened them and they leak. I have tightened them tight and they leak, I am...
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  11. W

    Plastic pushfit

    Im going to sound like a right novice here but bare in mind i have no plumbing knowledge so please be gentle. My Question is this. Can you fit Plastic pushfit to copper tube? And without any trouble, Would it just be like connecting plastic pipe?
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  12. P

    copper pushfit

    anyone used them copper pushfit fittings are they any good. got a job where i have 2 tails coming out of the wall connected to plastic behind/inside wall i want to T off the tails flow and return to put in a new rad. thinking the pushfit copper might be a good option in this situation i...
    • pauls
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    • cheap cold connect copper fitting flow inside job kitchen pipe pressure problem pushfit tap test valve wall
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    Pushfit flow rate

    Hi guys new to this forum so be gentle with me :D, we are building our own place and I'm looking to run a 22mm hot water loop. The layout is:- at one end of the building is a HW cylinder in a Grd Flr Utility room with an ensuite above it and then 16m down the other end of the building is a Grd...
    • 21stcenturyelec
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  14. W

    pushfit - whats in the bag?

    Hi All I'm a 'plastic pipe virgin' about to embark on my first non-copper project. I'll probably be using jg speedfit as they are available locally. I noticed that you can get fittings (elbows etc) and also pipe inserts. Question :- do the fittings normally come with pipe inserts (when in bags...
    • wakeyomega
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  15. H

    Best pushfit connectors

    Which are the best and most reliable pushfit connectors? Thanks:)
    • hiney777
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    New Central Heating SYstem - Is it wise to use pushfit?

    Hello Plumbing Forums I am having a new central heating system installed at my house. The new system will consist of a worcester bosch greenstar 27 cdi combi boiler, 12 no radiators (compacts), 11 thermostatic radiator valves. The system will be sealed, unvented. The pipe work will be mostly...
    • hns123
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  17. 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?
    • wally5460
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  18. U

    15mm pushfit fittings

    hi there, i am a kitchen fitter who has only recently converted to using plastic pushfit pipes and fittings. they work very well when incorporating the pipe inserts. however, they are quite expensive, when compared to the end feed i was used to using. does anyone know where i can buy big...
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  19. U

    pushfit fittings hep2o

    Hi what do you use as a lubricant on hep2o fittings and where should it be applied. thanks for your rsponses dave
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