Flexis to pipe up bath

[Mgrant]

Hey do many people use flexi's when piping a bath up, have always used copper but am tempted to start using flexi's for speed. But abit put of the the fact the 3/4 to 15mm flexis only have a 10mm bore.

 

[Mgrant]

Are drinking water approved flexi's not required for baths then?

 

[village idiot]

Are drinking water approved flexi's not required for baths then?

are you planning on fitting one?

 

[snowhead]

Most modern taps won't outlast the flexis - & that's saying something!

When Ceramic 1/4 turn came out "They" said that would be the end of changing washers.
They were correct, it's the taps that now get changed because there are too many different and unknown types of Ceramic cartridge.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

if you fit flexies that are not supplied with the tap because its quicker you are are not a real plumber man up and do it in copper you bunch of fanny's

 

[Howsie]

boilers seem to have a 7 -8 year design life, copper pipework designed for life, simplees

You're fitting the wrong boilers.

 

[kay-jay]

Are drinking water approved flexi's not required for baths then?

depends how thirsty you are...:smoking:

 

[sheff paul]

if you fit flexies that are not supplied with the tap because its quicker you are are not a real plumber man up and do it in copper you bunch of fanny's

Bib and brace alert...

 

[WaterTight]

Most modern taps won't outlast the flexis - & that's saying something!

that's why i'm not worried that i install flexi's. even brands like bristan are failing after a year or two now. change flexi's when you change taps, problem solved.

unless anyone genuinely suspects a resurgance in build quality for taps is due.

 

[kirkgas]

if you fit flexies that are not supplied with the tap because its quicker you are are not a real plumber man up and do it in copper you bunch of fanny's

Oh the "EGO POLICE" will be onto you when they see this

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Oh the "EGO POLICE" will be onto you when they see this

probably but they may find i dont care :sleeping:

 

[hammers4spanner]

flexies are utter crap been caught out with one before when couldnt be bothered to spend an extra five mins piping a bath blew off months later and hardly used one since.

flexis for fudgewitts

hard pipe for professionals

 

[quality]

I rarely do work where flexies can be used, but in my opinion the quality of the flexies must be rubbish if they fail at just a few bar pressure.

 

[lame plumber]

Bib and brace alert...

cant see you reaching 300 posts

 

[sheff paul]

cant see you reaching 300 posts

Maybe not as they are cutting our internet time here in Broadmoor:devil2:

 

[Mgrant]

Are wras approved ones not required for a bath then?

 

[village idiot]

Maybe not as they are cutting our internet time here in Broadmoor:devil2:

wait a minute, you are in Broadmoor? What is this country coming to? Someone who should be doing time is allowed to be posting on the net? Probably allowed to visit adult sites as well. Disgraceful, absolutely disgraceful.

 

[sheff paul]

wait a minute, you are in Broadmoor? What is this country coming to? Someone who should be doing time is allowed to be posting on the net? Probably allowed to visit adult sites as well. Disgraceful, absolutely disgraceful.

maybe so but the flexi's in our washroom never leak though

 

[Mgrant]

inherently flexible pipes will fail, they are made of rubber which will perish long before copper and steel and although the fitter may no longer be trading when it fails, I feel that we should be using something designed to last the course of the building. thats the difference between tradesmen and diy in my opinion and as a tradesman I like to think my work will outlive me.

What's the live span of a fibre washer used to seal a copper 3/4 tap connector though?

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

What's the live span of a fibre washer used to seal a copper 3/4 tap connector though?

about 50 years if done right with quality kit

 

[kay-jay]

Sadly they dont make those fibre washers to the same quality of old.
Sign of the times

 

[cr0ft]

Sorry what are flexis? You won't find them in my vans.

 

[markfxy]

flexis are great and they're not just for taps you can use them for crossovers, 45s and anywhere you need a bend saves all that faffing about with a bender:rockon2:

 

[Mgrant]

Sadly they dont make those fibre washers to the same quality of old.
Sign of the times

We cover maintance for some rented houses that are only 5 years old and have had to change a few leaking fibre washers.

 

[PETE 123]

The older i got the more i use them a case of having to

 

[Best]

We cover maintance for some rented houses that are only 5 years old and have had to change a few leaking fibre washers.

Plenty of ptfe tape over the new washer will make a good seal. Or only ptfe tape & no washer will be an everlasting job, but you need to use a lot of turns of tape, making it in a rope.
I have started using the 'rubber' flat washers made for some plastic tap connectors. Great for joining to plastic tailed ballvalves on toilets.

 

[WaterTight]

Or a pipe and olive - if it's designed to take it - with ptfe. How long is that going to last? Bloody eons.