In message , ARWadsworth
writes
dennis@home wrote:
"AlanD" wrote in message
...

Why not just use solder fittings?
I (like many) consider push-fit to be crap, especially on CH systems.
Soldering really isn't hard, and will remain mechanically strong and
leak-free for decades. Push-fit relies on rubber 'O' rings.

I have seen copper pipe fail after less than 20 years and fittings
that never worked, I have yet to see any plastic pipe/joints/fittings
fail even in heating systems.

So says the bloke who still see the fairies in the bottom of his garden.


The one 'random - failure of material leak' I've had to deal with was in
copper pipe. A pinhole developed in the pipe, dripping water slowly.
--
Chris French