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I've never done this before, so i don't know about speedfit. Did have a nasty flood years ago tho, and the insurance assessor said it was a hole in a pipe propably cause by excess flux from a soldered joint. (not that i was going to do any soldering but it's another risk the hep eliminates).

I'm planning to leave the pipework accessible so I can keep an eye on it - just in case! Sorry, what's barrier pipe?

Thanks mysteryman. This stuff sounds almost too good to be true!

Thanks mysteryman, this stuff sounds briliant. Is the lifespan expected to be as long as copper?

Thanks Agile, from being worried about this stuff, after everyone's posts i'm glad it's there. I'll extend as far as i can using the plastic pipe and then just use copper leading up to the valve. Even saves getting a pipe bender then!

Yes, they do look like those, and they've got the name hepworth around the couplings (could that be the h?). The grey pipes go through the wall to a much newer radiator (with a british gas valve cap, if you can trust that!). So, it could be that the pipes were extended from the othe side of...

Is it a short length of rigid white plastic that you insert into the grey tube. Wasn't paying much attention to plastic pipes when I read up on it (didn't expect there to be any!), but now i remember seeing something like that. I'll have another look at it.

thanks kevplumb. Sorry, don't know what the inserts are?

thanks seco, was worried it was some unconventional diy botch job (there's a lot of that in this house!)

Please help if you can. I've disconnected a radiator because i need to replace and reposition it before the new kitchen arrives next friday. I had it all straight in my mind that i'd use compression couplings to extend the pipework and install the new radiator. BUT having removed the...