Self plumbed Bathroom.

[robhellfire]

Hello,

I'm currently in the research and purchasing part of fitting out my bathroom and I've got a question regarding fittings.

Got a combi boiler and decent water flow into the house.

Got a 2way thermostatic valve that's 1/2" inlets and 3/8" outlets for feed to bath filler and rain shower that required ~10ltr / min.

Was planning to run all in 15mm copper but I haven't access to a torch to solder / sweat joints so was going to do all in compression fittings.

Spoke to a plumber at work and he mentioned using full bore isolator valves on the pipework to the shower valve, are the other compression fittings (90deg. corners and Tees etc gonna make this uneccessary or will the flow rates suffer for all these constricting points?

If I'm gonna have to buy a DIY blowtorch are there any that could be recommended or conversely to avoid?

many thanks for any replies

Rob

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Fittings will offer a resistance, you are better bending pipe rather than fitting elbows.

 

[robhellfire]

Okay cheers for advice, would I need a spring to do that for 15mm?

 

[mcmoby69]

spring would be cheapest but does take a certain amount of care not to kink the pipe. a hand pipe bender will do a better job IMO.

screwfix £40 , or maybe borrow one or hire one?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Springs are cheap enough or a pipebender a little more though.