On 02/09/2011 20:52, Roger Mills wrote:
On 02/09/2011 13:23, TMC wrote:
Hi all

have a small amount of plumbing to do on same project as earlier
question posted

However I may be refitting the bathroom later (this is a modern wet room
where plastic pipe has been used but son wants a bath fitting)

I will be using at most 8 metres of 15 mm pipe a few elbows and the odd
straight connector to replace the outside toilet and cold feed a utilty
room for tap, washing machine and american style fridge with chilled
water output

all will be surface mounted and visible

I can solder and usually use end feed fittings although have not needed
to do so for a few years

As copper pipe is expensive at the moment should I move to plastic?

I t will be easier and the pipe cheaper but the pipe costs would be
offset by the cost of the fittings...... except that I do not need bags
of 25 end feed fittings so the offset cost is not what it might be

what do the team think?

regards

Tony

Plastic is great for feeding through awkward places - but I *never* use
it where it will be visible. Copper is *much* neater.

Yup. When I put a second toilet in, I used plastic for the feeds under
the floor, which saved ripping up half the house, as I could thread it
around and I used copper as it came through the floor, all neatly bent
to shape, so the only fittings in there are at either end of the copper
pipes.

SteveW