Push Fit Fittings

[Softus]

Tectite professional or whatever they are called also keep the electrical continuity for bonding.

I very much doubt that. What's the resistance of the joint between the pipe and the fitting after both have become scaled up?

 

[gas4you]

Tectite professional or whatever they are called also keep the electrical continuity for bonding.

I very much doubt that. What's the resistance of the joint between the pipe and the fitting after both have become scaled up?

I don't know about this factor, but wouldn't the scale form over the continuity joint rather than between it?, if you get what I mean.

I've tested the new fittings in Plumb with my Megger as I didn't believe the claim at first. it was perfect.

 

[Softus]

I don't know about this factor, but wouldn't the scale form over the continuity joint rather than between it?, if you get what I mean.

Yes I get what you mean, but it isn't an interference fit between tube and fitting, so at the very least I would expect oxidising.

I've tested the new fittings in Plumb with my Megger as I didn't believe the claim at first. it was perfect.

New fittings? Wouldn't they be all fresh and shiny and new? And what resistance measurement did you get?

 

[gas4you]

I just got full continuity 0, as you say you wouldn't really expect anything else on a new fitting, but it did still surprise me.

I will bear in mind your oxidising comments. I don't use that many of them, just in awkward places such as tight eaves etc for pipe drops where I feel a blow torch is too risky.

 

[Softus]

I just got full continuity 0, as you say you wouldn't really expect anything else on a new fitting, but it did still surprise me.

Presumably that's zero Ohms, but at what range?

 

[gas4you]

What is going on with this site I posted the above reply ages ago and Softus questioned it, so how is it now thw latest post

I am getting a bit fed up with this site crashing when I post a reply and then have to re-post it, or some other error message. Have the site admin not got enough bandwidth with their site hosters to cope with demand etc

 

[Dan Robinson]

Softus, Tectite Pro are specfically designed to maintain continuity.

Tectite is by far the best push-fit range, although you must check that the merchant gives you 15mm when asked for - the nukmber of times I have been trying to force 15mm copper into a 14mm fitting.

I personally have no worried about using it on any water system - I have lots on mine at home and both my brother's houses are completely done in it.

However, I still love the look and feel of a neatly soldered bit of pipe work.

 

[Softus]

Softus, Tectite Pro are specfically designed to maintain continuity.

That I did not know, so I stand corrected. Apologies to anyone I inadvertently misled.

However, I still love the look and feel of a neatly soldered bit of pipe work.

Me too, and quite unashamedly. However, not every choice of fitting is purely aesthetic.