Getting John Guest PEX Barrier Pipe Straight

[jagillham]

Has anybody got any tips on how to straighten out the pipe once it has been stored in a coil?

Rather has a life of its own at the moment! I've tried bending it the other way with limited success... including bending a bit too far so it bent over.

 

[Dan Robinson]

Welcome to our world.


Imagine the frustration when the pack has "plumb straight" on it. Implying that the stuff springs back into a straight line the moment you cut it from the roll.

 

[longdogs]

Great for fitting in a lighthouse though.

 

[dreadnoughtheating]

Clip as per the JG instructions that we all read, understand and then act on...

Or, if the lengths are not too long, buy the 'straight' lengths. 3 and 6m lengths available widely.

DH

 

[jagillham]

Attack with the clips then? Trying to run about 3m under the floorboards with access at each end only.

Mine was cut from a roll, so no instructions!

 

[Charnwood]

Buy the new and improved polybutylene 'lay flat'* version.

*Allegedly.