Plumbing

[derek kelly]

Yorkshire fittings or compression?

 

[andyBeaker]

Yorkshire.

However, if it is a small job I will use the fittings with solder in them. More expensive but saves a bit of time.

Also use plastic push fit in some places - why make life more difficult than it needs to be?

Always wanted to use this emoji and here is a perfect opportunity...

 

[slim63]

End feed every time

 

[derek kelly]

The ones with solder are Yorkshire I do believe

 

[Squag1]

With the pre soldered fittings put the heat more on the pipe to draw out the solder.
I always cleaned the pipe emery and wiped with flux.

 

[noobie]

I would say yorkshire. They are tighter and and nothing escapes from them unless they want them to

 

[johnboy]

For gods sake don't use the Yorkshire fittings they'll only moan about how much the water going through is costing.

 

[derek kelly]

With the pre soldered fittings put the heat more on the pipe to draw out the solder.
I always cleaned the pipe emery and wiped with flux.

My Father in law taught me to clean pipe with a pig skin pad then flux the pipe before putting Yorkshire fixing on, heat until solder is starting to show from the joint.

 

[andyBeaker]

My Father in law taught me to clean pipe with a pig skin pad then flux the pipe before putting Yorkshire fixing on, heat until solder is starting to show from the joint.

I have noticed that soldering copper joints seems to be much harder than it used to be. Seems like much more heat is needed than when I last did any amount which was about twenty years ago.

Presumably the lead content in solder has"reduced??

I am still a big fan of push fit plastic pit tings, not had any problem at all,with the. Recently rerouted a hot water pipe in the airing cupboard - took no time at all to chop the old pipe out and replace with copper pipe,and plastic elbows. Why make it more difficult than necessary?

And Mrs A loved it as it double the amount of hanging space.

 

[slim63]

I have noticed that soldering copper joints seems to be much harder than it used to be. Seems like much more heat is needed than when I last did any amount which was about twenty years ago.

Presumably the lead content in solder has"reduced??.

Almost right ! its less copper in the "copper" that causes the problem, copper prices rose dramatically a few years ago so that used to be pipe with a good percentage of real copper now has a lot less real copper in it, same goes for fittings

Any plumber will tell you the newer stuff can be a bugger to bend nicely where its still a joy to work with a bit of old pipe if you get the chance

 

[andyBeaker]

Almost right ! its less copper in the "copper" that causes the problem, copper prices rose dramatically a few years ago so that used to be pipe with a good percentage of real copper now has a lot less real copper in it, same goes for fittings

Any plumber will tell you the newer stuff can be a bugger to bend nicely where its still a joy to work with a bit of old pipe if you get the chance

The second house I bought had brass central heating pipework!! Apparently brass was used when there was a copper shortage during the 70s. That was a total b*****d to work with!! Servowarm system, no valves on the radiators and the boiler was hidden behind a radiator that swivelled out. That was a design that was never going to leak.....