Afaik there‘s no difference between the 2, unless it’s stipulated in the manufacturers instructions/data sheet. Compression fittings can be used in gas as long as they’re accessible.
Afaik there‘s no difference between the 2, unless it’s stipulated in the manufacturers instructions/data sheet. Compression fittings can be used in gas as long as they’re accessible.
It seems you are right. I thought it would have been a definite no-no.
They can't be used in situations where the pipes can move, be knocked etc and, as you say, they must be easily accessible.
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It seems you are right. I thought it would have been a definite no-no.
They can't be used in situations where the pipes can move, be knocked etc and, as you say, they must be easily accessible.
We learn something new every day.
Some boiler manufacturers (Ideal Logic) for one specify that the pressure releif valve connection at the boiler MUST be connected using compression fittings and not soldered, and all domestic boilers gas isolation valves are compression fittings
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