I lost my pushfit virginity

[manatbandq]

I used JG speedfit from B&Q.

For next time, any opinions on what is the best brand of plastic pushfit for use on copper pipe? Why?

MBQ

[Grunff]

Well done.

There really isn't a great deal to separate them. JG is pretty good, so is Hep. PolyPlumb is also fine. Take your pick. They all seal in exactly the same way.

[Christian McArdle]

Personally, I prefer to go the other way and use plastic pipe with metal compression fittings! Plastic pipe is easy to install and needs fewer joins in most cases. However, compression couplers and tees are cheaper than pushfit and I'm very tight!

Christian.

[sPoNiX]

Quick question: Using copper pipe and plastic fittings, how is electrical cross-bonding achieved?

Do all plastic fittings cross bond? Only some? Which ones?

sponix

[Christian McArdle]

It is not required except in bathrooms, where it is safer to use all plastic instead.

Christian.

[fred]

In article , Christian McArdle writes

That's certainly a safe bet, I prefer not to use plastic joints on copper as I like the joint to be at least as strong as the material being jointed, that means solder for copper, compression for interface between copper and plastic, and compression or pushfit on plastic depending on which side I get out of the bed on, compression on plastic is a very easy joint to make.

[daddyfreddy]

I prefer JG Speedfit for plastic and copper pipe and have used plenty of it.

I hate compression fittings but they do work better with plastic, IME. But I'd still avoid them and definitely wouldn't use them where they would be concealed.

[mike ring]

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That's the thing that worries me about pushfit. The only thing I would conceal is a solder joint, and even thenonly after giving it a good kicking. I can't see how I would quite trust plastic joints enough.

mike

[Set Square]

I like to use copper pushfit fittings, like

on copper pipe - because they are much neater and less bulky than the equivalent plastic parts - and they "look the part". If necessary, you can remove them non-destructively with a special tool which compresses the innards and releases the gripper ring.

On plastic pipe, in places where it doesn't show, I prefer JG Speedfit fittings - of the type which you rotate to lock. Very fast to use - and easy to de-mount - but still very secure when done up. Avoid the ones which don't rotate, and where you have to squeeze the collet to release them. They are a pain!

[Doctor Drivel]

You poor sod. All those leaks you will have.

[Doctor Drivel]

Very sensible.

[Doctor Drivel]

B&Q sell small in profile copper pushfits which are cheaper than Speedfit. They cannot be dismounted. Best buy good quality compression.

Bad move. Use brass compression, not pushfit.

[Set Square]

Sorry, I forgot to say that when you cut your plastic pipes with a hacksaw, rather than a proper pipe cutter, you need to use compression fittings. Not otherwise, though!

[Doctor Drivel]

Mr Square, do not forget. Do NOT use pushfit fittings.

[chris French]

Yeah, I prefer Hep2O, didn't quite get on with Speedfit.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Only an amateur such as you uses compression fittings on copper unless there is a need to dismantle afterwards. Pros all use either solder ring or end feed capillary fittings, and anyone with more than one working brain cell can learn how to solder properly.

[Doctor Drivel]

** total senile botty talk **

What an idiot!!