Solvent weld

[jaybeex2]

i'm completely refitting a bathroom, ive 'heard' that on new installs that push fit cannot be used, solvent weld only. Is this correct?

 

[seco services]

Total rubbish.

 

[newbuildinstaller]

do use solvent weld though push fit is carp for many reasons

-Smaller bore
-Sags A LOT more than solvent (needs more clips)
-Can fall apart (needs more clips)
-Rubbers can fail
-(my opinion) seems to block more often than solvent
-Takes longer to install (chamfering and lubing and clipping)
-More expensive

Only reason to use it is when high temps are required (unvented discharge etc)

 

[Happyplumber]

Most professionals will use Solvent weld,purely because the pipe actually is welded together for alot stronger joint and the points New Gas installer highlighted

I dont use compression at all unless I need it for as transition coupling

 

[xr4x4]

They are a bitch to sort out when they leak tho... Which I know is rare.

I had to sort one in a new build house, under the bath.

House was 18 months old and the owner didn't know it was leaking because they hardly used the bath.

I wasn't even there for that.

 

[Whitespirit66]

I don't get the same mellow feeling when I'm using push-fit waste fittings in a confined space.