Was at a house today and their new oil boiler was installed in a pretty shoddy fashion.
Aka Plastic tiger loop screwed to the boiler casing.
And the main thing was really untidy pipework. Thrown together with a pile of grey plastic push fittings and copper / plastic pipe mix. For example there were 22mm plastic elbows connecting right at the boiler casing.
I suggested this may not have been a great idea and should have been done in copper with proper bends. Also incase the plastic melts.
I was advised "never seen one melt yet". And that was that.
What do you guys think? Personally as a DIYr I still use all copper pipework in my home. It's been used successfully for many decades why stop now. Don't trust plastic fittings generally to give many decades of service without o rings leaking etc. The only plastic in my house was installed under the kitchen floor by someone else. Aka a professional.
Aka Plastic tiger loop screwed to the boiler casing.
And the main thing was really untidy pipework. Thrown together with a pile of grey plastic push fittings and copper / plastic pipe mix. For example there were 22mm plastic elbows connecting right at the boiler casing.
I suggested this may not have been a great idea and should have been done in copper with proper bends. Also incase the plastic melts.
I was advised "never seen one melt yet". And that was that.
What do you guys think? Personally as a DIYr I still use all copper pipework in my home. It's been used successfully for many decades why stop now. Don't trust plastic fittings generally to give many decades of service without o rings leaking etc. The only plastic in my house was installed under the kitchen floor by someone else. Aka a professional.
