I've never seen the point of Tectite Sprint. They may be copper on the outside but they still have the grips and rubber seals on the inside, and they are more expensive than compression fittings anyway. Why not just use compressions?
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Hi All,
First time contributor.
Suprised no-one mentioned 'Tectite' its a brass push-fit and is OK with Copper and plastic. Used it on a cylinder replacement job while back (was given some samples at a merchant). Its good, less bulky than plastic but can be hard to find at merchants. used it a couple of times since no problems.
If you are using speedfit, check every fitting and I mean every fitting that the rings at each opening actually are there and are in the right order. Always use inserts in the pipe. For concealed spaces prefer Hep2O - if there is a possibility that a fitting may need to be dismantled in the future, use Speedfit.
I've tried JG a few times, and must sat I think they're one "gogo good good" fitting easy, and always if you make get any mistakes are always easy reassembled. Plus the one thing I must rememberd here is always use a pipe support fitting for the pipe being used. So if you were to be using H2o pipe and a JG coupling, use the recommended steel H2o pipe insert.
What about these stories of pushfits blowing off if not pressure tested to 10bar?
Most showers have a plastic inlet pipe these days which is connected to using a compression fitting.New shower has a plastic pipe despite being sold as the same model as a shower it is to replace which had a copper pipe.
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