plastic stop end ok?

lidster · 4 Jan 2019

Hi all,

Lifted up the shower former to find this plastic stop on the cold gravity shower supply.
Im going to pump 3 bars through this to the shower valve eventually. will it hold up to that pressure? I think its a Hep2 as the other plastic fittings and pipe are all HEP and I was wanting to keep them also.

thanks

Dan Robinson · 4 Jan 2019

I'd be far, far, more concerned about the abortion underneath it with those couplings.

lidster · 4 Jan 2019

Dan Robinson said:
I'd be far, far, more concerned about the abortion underneath it with those couplings.

not a big fan of plastic then?!

Dan Robinson · 4 Jan 2019

Plastic is fine when fitted properly. Those couplings have not.

lidster · 4 Jan 2019

Dan Robinson said:
Plastic is fine when fitted properly. Those couplings have not.

but the plastic stop end should be good? I dont fancy soldering that close to the electric cabling.....

ollski · 4 Jan 2019

Like Dan says, those fitting strained to breaking point underneath would be much more of a concern

FiremanT · 4 Jan 2019

ollski said:
Like Dan says, those fitting strained to breaking point underneath would be much more of a concern

Maybe the pipes have been bent to the correct radii?

ollski · 4 Jan 2019

FiremanT said:
Maybe the pipes have been bent to the correct radii?

maybe

dilalio · 4 Jan 2019

Lose the stopend and change those dreadful plastic tails... Strained to feck they are!

ianmcd · 4 Jan 2019

as you can see the verdigris on all the soldered joints, that is because excess flux was used when soldering and not wiped clean after, Plastic grab rings absolutely hate that and rot for fun , I would suggest some TLC needed , clean up the pipes and fit proper compression fittings

picasso · 5 Jan 2019

Compression fittings and then close the wall up ! not the best of ideas.

durhamplumber · 5 Jan 2019

Hep one end,,JG other end..odd..and as already said,,bit of TLc needed

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