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Hi All,
I have used this forum as a reference point for a little while but only just joined as I have a query for those of you in the know!
I am a DIYer who is putting in a new bathroom from scratch - it is all going pretty well so far but you'll have to excuse me if I don't have all the correct terminology!
Anyway, my question is this..... I have lifted the floor in the bathroom as needed to move some pipes for a replacement radiator. I expected to find all copper pipes to the radiator (I have been soldering copper pipe with everything else I have done so far) but under floor level I find that the copper pipe that ran to the radiator actually connects with plastic pipe using push fittings under the floor. If I attempted to solder on the copper pipes in situ, obviously the whole copper pipe is going to get very hot - will this ruin the push fittings further back on the pipework or would soldering in situ be ok?
Hope that makes sense.... any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Adam
I have used this forum as a reference point for a little while but only just joined as I have a query for those of you in the know!
I am a DIYer who is putting in a new bathroom from scratch - it is all going pretty well so far but you'll have to excuse me if I don't have all the correct terminology!
Anyway, my question is this..... I have lifted the floor in the bathroom as needed to move some pipes for a replacement radiator. I expected to find all copper pipes to the radiator (I have been soldering copper pipe with everything else I have done so far) but under floor level I find that the copper pipe that ran to the radiator actually connects with plastic pipe using push fittings under the floor. If I attempted to solder on the copper pipes in situ, obviously the whole copper pipe is going to get very hot - will this ruin the push fittings further back on the pipework or would soldering in situ be ok?
Hope that makes sense.... any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Adam