My Worcester 28i specifies 600mm of copper before plastic begins.
Arthur
My Worcester 28i specifies 600mm of copper before plastic begins.
Arthur
Mike, Maxie has problems.
Maxi's DIY pics are his concern. Din Lin the far eastern luscious lovely may object.
"Never" have a tee at the end of a pipe, in either gas or water. This acts as a brake on flow and pressure. The mains pipe should have been direct to the combi, and the other leg teed off. Many installers do not install
3-port valves because of this and use two 2-ports.Also pipes must not touch each other when crossing.
The advantages are speed. This system is common on the Continent, where press-fit is extensively used. The expensive tools usually mean it is beyond DIY, and it is used on sites a lot. The joints are very strong and well sealed.
In message , Arthur writes
And note, IIRC fro when I did my boiler, the measurement is from the connections of the pipe to the heat exchanger inside the boiler, not from the external connections at the
Well I could, but then I'd have to kill you
I'm not sure what there is to show, since I don't so much DIY as just get on with it. We repainted the front of the house, are you really interested in watching paint dry ?
When there are jobs around the house which need doing, I don't take photos, I just do them
... and I have a sarcastic streak, what's new?
Maxie, are you tackling your weight problem?
Hi.
Not that I *plan* on doing this again, but thats useful info to file away for the future. Thanks.
Don't we all... ex wife won't pay her debts, motorbike I can't sell, empty bank account, it's raining, beginnings of a toothache, nappy needs changing, it's raining... etc. :) But I still smile!
See, we're all learning stuff from this thread.
If in here name they are her debts.
Fair enough. The 1 metre distance is from the manufacturers of plastic fittings and I suspect they probably err on the side of caution to cover themselves.
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