Hi,
I'm after a bit of advice with regard to fitting a new radiator. There used to be a radiator in place fed by 10mm (microbore?) pipe - forgive my terminology. I want to fit a new rad a run 15mm plastic from the send and return pipes of the main heating loop.
I'm going to drain the system, cap off both 10mm pipes that run off the send and return and put in a speedfit 22mm - 15mm T into both send and return pipes and run my plastic speedfit from this.
I'm not sure how i'm going to be able to get an easy cut on the two 22mm pipes as they are so close together and it doesn't seem like I'll be able to twist the cutter all the way round without pulling the pipes apart. Is there a trick to do this?
Overall, any tips would be gratefully received.
Last thing - I've heard that you shouldn't use brass olives on compression joints on plastic pushfit (you should use softer copper). Is there any truth in this because i can't seem to be able to find any olives that look like anything other than brass.
Thanks for any help in advance,
Rob
I'm after a bit of advice with regard to fitting a new radiator. There used to be a radiator in place fed by 10mm (microbore?) pipe - forgive my terminology. I want to fit a new rad a run 15mm plastic from the send and return pipes of the main heating loop.
I'm going to drain the system, cap off both 10mm pipes that run off the send and return and put in a speedfit 22mm - 15mm T into both send and return pipes and run my plastic speedfit from this.
I'm not sure how i'm going to be able to get an easy cut on the two 22mm pipes as they are so close together and it doesn't seem like I'll be able to twist the cutter all the way round without pulling the pipes apart. Is there a trick to do this?
Overall, any tips would be gratefully received.
Last thing - I've heard that you shouldn't use brass olives on compression joints on plastic pushfit (you should use softer copper). Is there any truth in this because i can't seem to be able to find any olives that look like anything other than brass.
Thanks for any help in advance,
Rob