Likely a stupid question

[Riley]

Apologies if this is a dumb question but is it against gas regs to swage a copper gas pipe?

 

[Aquarius]

Wouldn’t have thought so, it’s still a joint?

 

[Riley]

That’s what I was thinking. I happened to come across last years gas safety cert at a property I was working in and the engineer had marked it down

 

[Last Plumber]

I don't think so as long as it has the correct depth of socket.

 

[Last Plumber]

Last time I checked, flattening, rolling and soldering an end was still acceptable.

 

[Riley]

Hmmm so this is a correctly formed socket not the best solder job I grant you but gas tight and as far as we know, to regs

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Nope your fine

 

[Scott_D]

I cant see an issue. Is it any weaker then pulling a 90

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Nope same also the twitter lot only do them these days

 

[Aquarius]

Nope same also the twitter lot only do them these days

PB and the likes?

 

[Riley]

Actually now you’ve said that I think I saw the other day someone saying illegal swaged gas pipe to PB. Were they just winding up?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

You can and it’s got it’s own bs number can’t remember but it’s in the viper book

 

[Riley]

Thanks mate

 

[Riley]

Following up with this I bought some swaging drill bits. 15mm bloody brilliant 22mm not so much. Doesn’t seem to make a deep enough socket for the pipe to push into, the bit is marked 7/8” so is 22.2mm is this a big enough socket?? I can’t really see what else I could be doing wrong other than a poorly manufactured bit? Anyone know of a decent 22mm swage bit?

 

[Riley]

Bump

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Get the grinder on it to remove the lip will let you go deeper

yes should be as copper varies dia and wall thickness

 

[Riley]

Cheers mate it just felt like I wasn’t able to insert the male pipe far enough. Perhaps only 4-5mm going in

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I see so it’s not fully going in try heating up the copper first or you do need some pressure forcing down into the pipe

 

[Riley]

Goes all the way in to the stopper but doesn’t seem to make a full socket. Was wondering if 7/8 was big enough

 

[ShaunCorbs]

 

[Harvest Fields]

They look awesome. How much are they. Sorry if it has been posted already. How thin does it make the copper after use?

 

[Riley]

I’m dead impressed. So quick. Just having my 22mm issue like I say

 

[gmartine]

I opened a thread on this a while back, they were quite expensive at the time I think around £30 a piece.

 

[Riley]

Maybe I need to buy a better one. Mine weren’t expensive

 

[Riley]

I opened a thread on this a while back, they were quite expensive at the time I think around £30 a piece.
Do you recall the brand mate. Sorry to tread on toes