Kalimex Just for Copper

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Hi,

Has anyone on here had any experience of this

I'm in the midst of planning a kitchen, bathroom & en-suite upgrade and came across this stuff while trawling the interweb.

Great site btw

Angus

 

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Not heard of it.

Be intresting to see what Corgi think of it.

 

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It does not say that its been approved for use with gas in the UK and therefore I would not be able to use it!

I know that DIYers always likel to come up with products like this but I would reply by asking whats wrong with conventional soldered copper pipe?

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As I have no gas that doesn't bother me.

I expect the issue with hot soldered joints is the potential for accidental scorching (and me burning myself).

I might give it a go - it's got to be better than push fit

 

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Cant picture it being to resilient against knockes and strains though.

 

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Good point - can't really comment on that but I reckon I'll give it a go.

I'll let you know how I get on

 

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if you go to the kalimex product information, they claim it can be used on natural gas and lpg.

 

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They can claim that but it does not mean that its approved!

Why dont you ask CORGI?

One of the papers claimed there was WWII bomber on the moon! I never believed them either !

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Agile said:

They can claim that but it does not mean that its approved!

Why dont you ask CORGI?

One of the papers claimed there was WWII bomber on the moon! I never believed them either !

Tony

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Bet you still believe its made of cheese though

 

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• 16 Dec 2006

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What the moon or Kalimex?

 

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• 16 Dec 2006

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nebuchenezer said:

Has anyone on here had any experience of this

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Yes.

You can't dismantle or unsolder any joints made with this stuff.

 

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• 16 Dec 2006

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but is it any good ?

 

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sime10 said:

but is it any good ?

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IMO? No.

 

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It works?

 

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It's transparent, so it's difficult to see if you have even coverage.

I made up some test joints, to experiment with it, and it was kind of OK, so I carried it as an option, but the first time I decided to use it for real it let me down.

Not as reliable as solder, and not as demountable as push-fit.