Plastic or copper? which is best?

[Harvest Fields]

Copper

I think most of us prefer copper to be honest.

 

[Rob876]

Plastic is not as good as copper if the little furry critters are around

The critters bite into plastic?

 

[rpm]

Why does this keep cropping up every year?

 

[Harvest Fields]

Why does this keep cropping up every year?

People cannot be bothered to search the old posts and see what comments were made. Or they have and are not happy with the answers.

 

[Rob876]

I only joined yesterday

 

[rpm]

I only joined yesterday

Yep some of us may have noticed.

 

[Rob876]

Another reason it will keep cropping up is as wonderful and quick plastic is, people are realising how long lasting, rigid and quality copper is.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Another reason it will keep cropping up is as wonderful and quick plastic is, people are realising how long lasting, rigid and quality copper is.

They already know mate.

 

[Aire]

Yep some of us may have noticed.

Yep, been to lots of houses near farm land etc where mice/rats have bit through plastic

Edit: I replied to the wrong comment 🙄

 

[Riley]

Lots of pro plumbers on here would agree

 

[rpm]

Another reason it will keep cropping up is as wonderful and quick plastic is, people are realising how long lasting, rigid and quality copper is.

Let's see how the quality of copper is after we crash out of the EU

 

[Riley]

Huzah back to microbore and that carp red stripe stuff

 

[Harvest Fields]

Let's see how the quality of copper is after we crash out of the EU

Doesn’t most of the copper come from China? Surely we could trade with them outside the EU?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Copper but starting to use a bit more mlcp these days

Easier to snake around the sparkys

 

[rpm]

Doesn’t most of the copper come from China? Surely we could trade with them outside the EU?

Any friends of the US is no friend of China at the moment.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Any friends of the US is no friend of China at the moment.

True. But I honestly cannot see them turning us down.

 

[Aire]

Copper but starting to use a bit more mlcp these days

Easier to snake around the sparkys

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Out of curiosity, is that pipe suitable for standard hep/JG push fit fittings? It could be quite easy to mistake it for standard pushfit if you only took a small section of board up and only saw the pipe, not the fittings.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Out of curiosity, is that pipe suitable for standard hep/JG push fit fittings? It could be quite easy to mistake it for standard pushfit if you only took a small section of board up and only saw the pipe, not the fittings.

No it’s not

Also you won’t get pushfit fittings to fit

16,20 and 25mm dia

 

[Aire]

No it’s not

Also you won’t get pushfit fittings to fit

16,20 and 25mm dia

I see. Is it semi rigid pipe? Looking at the pic, your pipe tails don't seem to be curling over as standard PF would. I haven't came across the stuff before.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

The easiest way I can discribe it it’s like soft copper can bend by hand etc

 

[Aire]

The easiest way I can discribe it it’s like soft copper can bend by hand etc

How does it compare price wise to copper?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

How does it compare price wise to copper?

Cheaper tube wise

Fitting wise around the same ball park as press

 

[Sharp Point]

Another reason it will keep cropping up is as wonderful and quick plastic is, people are realising how long lasting, rigid and quality copper is.

Nope, people realised that, as soon as plastic made its debut.

 

[Aire]

Cheaper tube wise

Fitting wise around the same ball park as press

Does it require require stupidly expensive tools, and is it suitable for gas?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Does it require require stupidly expensive tools, and is it suitable for gas?

Manual tools arnt that expensive powered tools arnt that bad around 1.2k or 1.4 with both u and m profiles

And not in the uk yet