Question regarding tubes on van roofs.

[Guy]

Hi everyone I have seen an awful lot of plumber vans with tubes on roof brackets; obviously for transporting copper pipes etc. Is there anywhere I can go to get these fitted? I asked a mate of mine about his but he did his himself but he's not interested I'm helping me even though I've offered to pay him. Can anyone help? I'm on dudley.

 

[Robtheplumb]

Why can't you fit it?

 

[Guy]

Why can't you fit it?

I haven't a clue where to buy the tubes from or the brackets. Are they a special type of bracket? My friend said he made his brackets himself too. Thanks for the help lol

 

[Barry98]

you mean like these ?

3m RHINO ROOF RACK VAN PIPE TUBE HOLDER, CARRIER - RP12 on eBay (end time 01-Aug-10 07:36:40 BST)

 

[Guy]

That's exactly what I'm after thanks!

 

[Barry98]

no worries glad to of helped someone for a change

 

[GreenArmy]

Come on Guy, surely being a plumber you can fit a bit of pipe to your van?

 

[PlumbBobBob]

the tubes come with the brackets. i bought one of those rhino tubes off ebay and all fittings are supplied with it.

steve

 

[dontknowitall]

It's changing the radiator that gets me. Piece of cake to fit a boiler in the back or solar panel ...

 

[johnmcginty]

110mm 3meters 2x 110 clips 1x coupler 1x end socket 1x screw on end cap . 1x m12 screw . Bobs your unkle.

 

[oldplumber]

piece of 110 soil pipe 2 end caps and a tube kit from halfords 1/4 the price of a rhino, no locks required as theyll only nick the whole van anyway

 

[turnpin]

Hi guy I`m glad to see you got some great advice here But I wondered why you said a mate of yours wont help even though you offered to pay him I hope what goes around comes around when he needs your help
regards turnpin

 

[Bernie2]

Cut pipe lengths smaller and use more couplings.

We did. The problem is, putting a Rhino on the roof advertises you have got copper pipe and perhaps other goodies on board.

Get a "Trannie" you can usually get a decent length of pipe in one of them.

 

[stevetheplumber]

it does worry me when a plumber has to ask how to fit a pipe rackprobably his a brain surgeon who has taken a crash course cos the sun said the wages were better
do brain surgeons read the sun ?

 

[blueboy1920]

Get a "Trannie" you can usually get a decent length of pipe in one of them.

Think thats a totally different subject your on about there Bernie..

 

[Guy]

Come on Guy, surely being a plumber you can fit a bit of pipe to your van?

Yeah, that's not a problem but i wasn't sure how to go about it all like where to get all the stuff i need.

piece of 110 soil pipe 2 end caps and a tube kit from halfords 1/4 the price of a rhino, no locks required as theyll only nick the whole van anyway

Thanks for the replies guys these all make sense now!

 

[mike_s]

I did the soil pipe job on mine, got a glue in blank and a screw on cap from a local plumbers merchants, some brackets out of the shed and a second hand roofrack from a garage off a van that was being scrapped.