plastic pipe

[dancinplumba]

Not sure if this has been asked before But does anyone and I mean Anyone know when plastic pipe was first used in mini bore central heating ?

 

[AWheating]

january the 12 1993, it was a supprising warm day for a january. I had double PE.

 

[tamz]

10mm? Sometime in the mid -late 90's when i first saw it.

 

[Keefy]

Not sure if this has been asked before But does anyone and I mean Anyone know when plastic pipe was first used in mini bore central heating ?

This just a random question or is there a reason you want to know?

 

[happyflyer]

I thought I told you all about this before, BP brought out a dark blue 3/8" plastic pipe capable of water at 90 Degc I used it for mini-bore when Mini-bore first came out, about 1968 twas called Impaleyne, might not be the correct spelling, we used Thorsman round clips to clip it, yorkshire manifold were in blue all compression. I don't know why it never caught on. We used it on the double rad valve single ended with a dip pipe inside the rads. I told you it's all been done before some of you were born. There's nothing new under the sun.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-linked_polyethylene


Read this 1960

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv68JSydNeo

 

[markfxy]

It was first used in Roman times they had underfloor heating way back then, Invented by Polycarpus Plasticus I seem to remember, then forgotten about until 1968 when it was discovered in a Roman ruin disturbed by BP drilling for oil! Strange but true, Honest.

 

[happyflyer]

I have come to the firm conclusion that this forum is only serious when it comes to GAS SAFE, Oh and a bit of OFTEC.

 

[dancinplumba]

I thought I told you all about this before, BP brought out a dark blue 3/8" plastic pipe capable of water at 90 Degc I used it for mini-bore when Mini-bore first came out, about 1968 twas called Impaleyne, might not be the correct spelling, we used Thorsman round clips to clip it, yorkshire manifold were in blue all compression. I don't know why it never caught on. We used it on the double rad valve single ended with a dip pipe inside the rads. I told you it's all been done before some of you were born. There's nothing new under the sun.


Cross-linked polyethylene - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Read this 1960

Twin entry Radiator valve ABDTools - YouTube

Well, I never knew that, don't recall you having told me before, Eva

 

[dancinplumba]

I have come to the firm conclusion that this forum is only serious when it comes to GAS SAFE, Oh and a bit of OFTEC.

Seriously ? What made you come to that conclusion ??

 

[Rickster123]

I have come to the firm conclusion that this forum is only serious when it comes to GAS SAFE, Oh and a bit of OFTEC.

Does it annoy you?

 

[happyflyer]

I could be spinning you lads an old yarn and you wouldn't have a clue, but I am not I have tried to see if anyone had any data on it and I can't find any, I will keep trying but from what I remember I only ran for about 2 years and it just disappeared, why i just don't know, you got to also understand then you could fit a full central heating system for peanuts copper tube was cheap.

 

[Rickster123]

:30: How bout now??

 

[happyflyer]

Does it annoy you?

No, just find it funny, because all the rest is serious to someone, usually the customer

 

[happyflyer]

I could be spinning you lads an old yarn and you wouldn't have a clue, but I am not I have tried to see if anyone had any data on it and I can't find any, I will keep trying but from what I remember I only ran for about 2 years and it just disappeared, why i just don't know, you got to also understand then you could fit a full central heating system for peanuts copper tube was cheap.

Unifix just brought out the first hammer drills and plastic wall plugs, end-feed fitting just came out and upset Yorkshire, these were interesting times, minibore developed, cyltrol cylinder valves, vertical weighted NRV to stop gravity circulation, 3 post valves long after this .

 

[happyflyer]

Don Burners of somerset produce the first oil fired burners for the AGA cooker, fit loads of them

 

[markfxy]

Is this what you're reminissing about Impolene Tubing - Polymer Plastics Corporation

 

[happyflyer]

Is this what you're reminissing about Impolene Tubing - Polymer Plastics Corporation

Yes this is it , still to find the UK version for plumbing

Thanks Mark