Plastic or copper pipe for radiators in concrete floor

[irishdeafies]

Hi

Am new on this site and am unsure as to what heating pipes would work best -am building a new kitchen extension and am planning to lay the concrete floor next weekend-will have one radiator in the extension -my query is whether I can useplastic pipe rather than copper and bury this along the side of the wall in the floor-

If I useplastic pipe,does this need to be protected by an exterior plastic tubing - or is it OK to put this straight into the floor before I lay the concrete - advice would be appreciated here as I am a novice- ( for my reasons I woudl rather useplastic than copper -

Thanks

Tony

 

[Deleted member 105431]

for water pipes it's fine just to use plastic but test the pipework before laying in concrete. Gas can only be copper or tractpipe (and protected).

 

[irishdeafies]

Dangermouse

Thanks for your reply - looks like I will be using plastic pipe as its for water heating system for radiator

Do I need to protect the pipe with exterior tubing or not ?

Cheers

Tony

 

[muggles]

No you don't need to protect the pipe in any way although it is a good idea to apply aluminium tape to the surface to make it detectable with a pipe finder. Adding insulation to the pipes is also a good idea, although not absolutely essential, but it'll stop the heat warming your floor rather than the room.