The reason I don't use flexis...

[tamz]

Even the manu's of plastic piping know it is not and never will be in the same field as copper. They don't care and why should they. They are out to make money.
Plastics cost pennies to make but they are expensive to buy because they have to factor in the thousands of claims made against them every year for failures.
Ever since the old Acorn stuff was introduced in the 80's it has been billed as the greatest thing since sliced bread and totally reliable. If it, and their fittings were so good why do they constantly change and upgrade their stuff. Copper is the same (though a lot thinner) as it was when it was first introduced.

 

[Best]

If it, and their fittings were so good why do they constantly change and upgrade their stuff.

That's what I tell people, - Hep have changed the design of their fittings 2 or 3 times, so the previous ones mustn't have been good enough!

 

[kay-jay]

If a custard specs plastic pipe cos its a third of the price of copper i always say the fitting are more expensive but this is offset by labour on quick installation. But i always recommend a ultrasound plug in rodent repeller only about a tenner of flea bay and scares of rodents for about a 1000 SQUARE FEET. just plugs in and qarentees no chewing through pipe. I also carry one on van and give to custard before any install that requires under floor pipework even in copper below floor a couple of days before work starts just to prevent an awkward stand off between me and a large rat

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[Best]

Rat won't be pleased with you if you fit copper pipes, - no dinner! Lol!
Those ultrasound plug in things? - I have seen these fitted, but mice still happy to hang around forever, so obviously no good. May just have been the make of them.

 

[kay-jay]

Rat won't be pleased with you if you fit copper pipes, - no dinner! Lol!
Those ultrasound plug in things? - I have seen these fitted, but mice still happy to hang around forever, so obviously no good. May just have been the make of them.

might have had a faulty emitter. its not like you can tell unless your a rat. its a really high pitched noise that we can't hear and it is unbearable to them and they naff off before i go under floors etc.

 

[Guest123]

It's unusual to have rats and mice sharing the same loft space. They usually don't co-exist well together. Rats can be got rid with an emitter, but mice will put up with just about anything. Best is a flame thrower, but that would burn the damn house down.

Something I tried last year in a house that gets lots of mice in the winter months was to cover the plastic pipe in Denso tape. Seems they don't like the taste and the pipe run is still intact to this day.

 

[Puddle]

Just got caught,replaced a mono block basin mixer at the start of the week and used old flexi's as seemed in good nick and longer than the new one's supplied with new taps

Got called back last night as one leaking,fitted new ones and extended pipe work,as I probably should of done in the first place :innocent:

 

[dontknowitall]

Now that's an advantage about using flexis ... you can blame the fitting.

Can't blame copper really.

 

[Puddle]

Now that's an advantage about using flexis ... you can blame the fitting.

Can't blame copper really.

I am great of blaming everything and everyone else,flexi,copper,steel or plastic,I am not prejudice were covering up my incompetence is concerned !
:ninja:

 

[Dan]

Don't mind me while I bump some threads in the plumbing forum category. This thread might not be a current topic, if it isn't, just let it drop off the list.

If you DO want to reply to it, go ahead, that's fine. Your post might add some value to the thread and help newer members in the future.