On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 09:09:37 +0000, usene wrote:

I've been reading the current thread on push fit plumbing fittings
with interest (and an IMM filter!).

I'm aiming to replumb a bathroom next weekend and will be ordering
fittings from (probably) BES. I'll use copper pipe I think, unless
anyone can come up with a good reason not to, but I'm not sure which
push fit system to go for. Has anyone got any good or bad things to
say about the following:-

Conex Cuprofit - maybe looks better, quite slim, limited range?

Yep. I would not worry about a limited range, So long as you have
couplers, elbows and Ts in 2 sizes and a reducer 22-15 you can do what you
need. But I see that they don't have the 22-15 in the S/fix book.
Hardish to undo even with the tool.

Speedfit - marginally cheapest but not by much
A little easier to undo than the Hep2O stuff - ugly.

Hep2O - widest range (but similar to Speedfit)
Even more ugly that Speedfit.

Speedfit out of sight, Cuprofit where on show and where you can't solder - it is
neater and more reliable than a compression fitting, but not as cheap or neat as solder.


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