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copper pipes
Copper tubing is most often used for heating systems and as a refrigerant line in HVAC systems. Copper tubing is slowly being replaced by PEX tubing in hot and cold water applications. There are two basic types of copper tubing, soft copper and rigid copper. Copper tubing is joined using flare connection, compression connection, pressed connection, or solder. Copper offers a high level of corrosion resistance but is becoming very costly.
I was stupid enough not to check the position of the pipes under the tiles when installing a toilet and drilled right through the center of a 16 mm copper water pipe. I exposed the pipe by removing a ~30cm section of the plastic sleeve and a ~10 cm section of the pipe around the hole. Several...
Bungalow built in 2001. All copper pipework (water and heating) runs in channels of expanded foam polystyrene between a concrete floor and OSB boards. Pipe are lagged in stitched felt and what looks like bubble wrap with sand (?) over the top.
During the bathroom refit, I lifted up some of the...
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I need some advice. I am trying to replace the manual radiator valves on a towelrail with a TRV:
I ordered a Myson 2TRV15SN, and the tail seems to be identical with the current setup, however I am not sure who to attach the copper pipe at the bottom. This doesn't seem like a standard...
I'm currently refurbishing a room. Plumber has been in for first fix to lay new pipework for new radiators.
He's laid fresh copper pipe, however around the joints they are all green which I believe is flux residue he hasn't cleaned up after soldering.
Not the cleanest of jobs but I'm not too...
I had a plumber connect slightly wider radiator with plastic pipes. I wanted to bend the pipe but he said this pipe wont bend.
IMG20230227183808 hosted at ImgBB - https://ibb.co/MCQC1hv - thats image of the work done
So he just connected it . But i can see there is a lot of ptessure on the...
Hi all. New to this. I Will Try and explain best I can.
Large New build (2.5yrs old) with block and beam flooring.
Then Membrane
Then celotex
Then membrane
Wet system underfloor heating
In approx 2-3” of screed I think
Then tiled throughout
15mm Hot and cold copper pipes, felt lagged...
HI Plumbers,
I need some advice on our chased-in pipes. We had plumbers tell us an array of different things.
Questions:
1) Do copper pipes need insulation?
2) if so what type?
3) Do Pex pipes need insulation?
3) if so what type?
I know they have been done already but I'm going to...
I've had a heat pump installed and there has been two leaks on copper solder joints internally. And there are several threaded joints around the tank that also water showing. I've been fairly patient despite resultant damage. I've been told this is quite normal when the pipes heat up (not about...
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Seeking advice. I have a Triton Combi HP (8000/9000) mixer shower, which is giving thermostatic and cross flow issues. I can confirm cold back flowing into hot, because the hot feed is ice cold. I have 3 of these identical showers, and the hots are much warmer than the colds on the...
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Need to cap off two copper pipes...the problem is getting access to a straight piece of copper to do a successful cap, see pictures.
I always prefer to solder.
The floor is reinforced concrete and I would rather not get the power chisel out..
The pipes coming out of the floor are...
Hi, I have an old traditional gas boiler (two pipe, fully pumped system, if that matters) sitting on the floor and touching the wall, as from the first pic. The second pic zooms in on a hole the boiler has in the rear, leaving a gap with the wall.
I am planning to run two 15mm copper pipes...
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We've recently discovered (after a drop of water hit my brother on the head!), that a cold water copper pipe is sweating. We thought it might be a leak but have only seen droplets of water on the pipework and after some research have deciphered that the pipe is sweating. The...
I need to replace my kitchen tap and these are the existing pipes - any suggestions?
I was going to cut just above the connection with a pipe slice, install the new tap with flexi pipes and then connect it up with compression fittings/PTFE tape.
Does that sound sensible?!
Thanks.
Hi all,
I had the house redone about 1.5 yrs ago and all new plumbing was installed. I have plastic pipes in general except copper pipes in the cellar where the boiler and water tank are. The copper pipes have now turned black but the black layer comes off with sandpaper or emery paper. I've...
We've not yet ruled out getting a plumber in but this seems a small job, suitable for diy'er?
We have 1930's house and quite old plumbing, hopefully not that old. The pics should help show the task in hand. It's pipework under the sink, hot and cold feeding up to the basin with spurs off for...
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I have to change all the plumbing in my mother's house. She lives in an old building that is approximately 100 years old and there wasn't much done to keep it up to date. My question is: do I use plastic or copper pipes?
Hi all,
Hoping you can help me on this one.
Our cold water on our kitchen tap has stopped working so we made the decision to change the tap.
The only issue we have is our house was an ex showhome and appears to have been plumbed in a rush.
I've had a look at loads of tutorials online to try...
Good evening,
In my kitchen I have got a tap with fixed copper tube that they fit in a plastic but in grey ( see picture1). Can I fit in the grey pipes this tap with flexible pipes? Is there an adaptor between them? What is the name of it? (Picture 2)
Thanks
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We have these unusual seemingly useless dead-ends on the copper pipes under our sink.
One has developed a very slow dripping leak, as you can see in the photos.
What are the ends for? Why are they dripping now? How can we stop it?
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