Best plastic fittings

[Dan Robinson]

Oooh you beach

 

[Norcon]

people like to make things difficult.

Buy push fit tees and use them, I regularly go to houses that have 15 year plus pushfit in them.

Also if you over tighten a olive it will cut into the plastic, also compression has a much greater chance of leaking after getting hot/cold/hot/cold. THE FITTINGS ARE DESIGNED FOR THE PIPE.

You could have if you really wanted to go over board placed a manifold in the middle of the house (either accessible or above the floor) ran 22mm to that direct from the boiler. Then ran continuous lengths of 15mm from the manifold to each rad. Of course that would be pointless and expensive... but some people like this as it makes them feel their system is special (as special as rads and pipe can be anyhoo)

Complete tosh.
Especially the hot/cold, hot cold part.
Compression was being used on plastic long before push fit came along.
No decent installer would lay inferior pushfit under a floor. Just asking for trouble.

 

[Dean744PiN5]

Nobcon, those are the ramblings of a man who clearly doesn't understand water carrying systems and how they work.
Are we going to have another 20 pages of your ridiculous ramblings?

 

[Norcon]

Nobcon, those are the ramblings of a man who clearly doesn't understand water carrying systems and how they work.
Are we going to have another 20 pages of your ridiculous ramblings?

Clearly another muppet who fits pushfit under floors.

 

[Dan Robinson]

So Nobcorn, why is compression fittings on gas outlawed when inaccessible I.e., under floors.

You really are turning into this forum's biggest tard.

 

[Norcon]

people like to make things difficult.

Buy push fit tees and use them, I regularly go to houses that have 15 year plus pushfit in them.

Also if you over tighten a olive it will cut into the plastic, also compression has a much greater chance of leaking after getting hot/cold/hot/cold. THE FITTINGS ARE DESIGNED FOR THE PIPE.

You could have if you really wanted to go over board placed a manifold in the middle of the house (either accessible or above the floor) ran 22mm to that direct from the boiler. Then ran continuous lengths of 15mm from the manifold to each rad. Of course that would be pointless and expensive... but some people like this as it makes them feel their system is special (as special as rads and pipe can be anyhoo)

A manifold system requires about 30% more pipe.
For that extra cost you have the peace of mind of no joints under floors and superior zoning options.

 

[Norcon]

So Nobcorn, why is compression fittings on gas outlawed when inaccessible I.e., under floors.

You really are turning into this forum's biggest tard.

We're not discussing gas.

Any joint with O rings should stay above floors. O rings fail.
Fact.

You're suggesting fitting an inferior product to a compression fitting under a floor so that makes you the tard.

 

[Charnwood]

Play nicely, children. 'Tis still the season of goodwill.

 

[Dan Robinson]

Also the season for fun and games Charn .


Come on nobby. Why are compression fittings not allowed under floors with gas? Surely a superior fitting would be fine?


Why are fittings with prongs allowed on gas under floors?

Hhmmmm. ..... such an idiot.

 

[Norcon]

Also the season for fun and games Charn .


Come on nobby. Why are compression fittings not allowed under floors with gas? Surely a superior fitting would be fine?


Why are fittings with prongs allowed on gas under floors?

Hhmmmm. ..... such an idiot.

Like I said we're not discussing gas.
If you've fitted pushfit under floors than you are an idiot. Gas or otherwise.

 

[Dean744PiN5]

Using your logic Nobcon then no pipework should be installed underfloor because, compression joints can fail, solder joints can fail, copper can pinhole these are all real situations and 1's that I have dealt with in real life underfloors.

All pipe systems can and do fail no matter what the material.

So what's your experience nobby?

 

[Dan Robinson]

We are talking about fitting failures job corn.
Rules for gas are stricter than water.
But it is obvious you do not know the answer and Google must be down again.

 

[Dean744PiN5]

Actually I use copper as a rule but have used push fit and probably will do again. As long as it is installed correctly and pressure tested properly then it is a good reliable system.
Now burying it in screed is a different matter as it is for copper. If I have pipework that needs to be installed in a screed, I use uninterrupted plastic pipe in conduit to comply with regs.
But it's christmas and I have some valuable time off, which is better spent else where then trying to argue the toss with you nobjockey.
Happy new year

 

[Dan Robinson]

Can't you answer the question deary?


Why not compression on gas? Oring based joints are fine.

Come on Mr expert.

 

[Norcon]

Actually I use copper as a rule but have used push fit and probably will do again. As long as it is installed correctly and pressure tested properly then it is a good reliable system.
Now burying it in screed is a different matter as it is for copper. If I have pipework that needs to be installed in a screed, I use uninterrupted plastic pipe in conduit to comply with regs.
But it's christmas and I have some valuable time off, which is better spent else where then trying to argue the toss with you nobjockey.
Happy new year

Nothing wrong with pushfit above floors where easily accessible.
Wouldn't use the stuff in my gaffe though.