plastic pipe instead of copper

mishel02

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Hi, I have 15mm copper pipes running down the outside of my walls to a radiator. I want them chased into the wall and plastered over. I am also having a new radiator put in. The plumber has said that as the walls are brick he will have to use 10mm plastic pipe instead? Is this suitable for the job?

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Yeah, if 10mm will suffice and feed the rad correctly then it can be used and there's probably enough plaster depth to just chase into that without touching the brick.

But....is he saying you can't chase into brick? There's no reason the brickwork can't be chased into, as long as they're standard brick widths and the plaster is a normal depth then 15 or 12mm pipes could be accomodated IMO.
 
But a lot more work to chase into brick.

That might mean about five times the cost!

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Thank you I feel much happier now. He said chasing the brick would knock the plaster off the wall and cause more work
 
Wow...five times as much....:eek:, not sure I'd add that much to chase a couple of mtr of brick TBH.
 
The plumber has been and im not impressed, can I have your views? He said that he cant fully put the plastic pipe in the wall as there is no way to fix it to the brick and it keeps popping out. Therefore he said the skirting boards would have to be notched out and pipe visable up the wall, not the result I wanted.
 
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I use strapping band, cut 5 holes long, fixed with a 2" screw in the middle hole and bent over the pipes (10mm copper covered in duct tape). Never had a problem other than customers drilling through the pipes for curtains poles or tie-backs.
 
Oh my, nearly fell off the settee. That's why I would use coated copper and at least formed bends. Visible plastic looks pants.
 
Oh dear, that's not the cleverest.

yes it can be fixed, get a new plumber who is prepared to do the proper work and chase the walls and put in copper. Even if it is the plastic he could use 10mm saddle clips or twin clips, easily fixing it to the brick, sounds like this guy doesn't want to get creative at all.
 
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