Recent content by kan.izh

"Tectite Tube - World's first Flexible Metal Tube in 15 and 22mm." Wow, sounds promising, but as I see it could be a challenge to buy it as a non-trader for a small DIY project...

Ok, thanks. I'll read about earth bonding. That's the thing, I cannot have UK sizes for the pipe. Does commercial/industrial sector use Euro sizes? Or they don't care about mixing? Internet says horrible things about PB pipes, e.g. http://www.propex.com/C_f_env_polybu.htm . So, I am convinced...

Yes, I think I would choose compression fittings, probably it would be more expensive but not noticeable, as I don't need many of them. Also as I know there are different type of fittings, e.g. they could connect old copper pipe with the new pipe, so there is no extra adaptors. As I heard...

Hi all, I need to reroute few hot/cold water and heating pipes in my house. At the moment all pipes are copper. For a small DIY job I see that a composite (plastic+metal) PEX-AL-PEX pipe is much easier to use - the ads look very convincing - easy to bend, easy to fit, require less joints, etc...