In article ,
Richard wrote:
The offcut is showing only very faint signs of rusting the (hacksaw)
cut end. The pipe can be cut without difficulty with an ordinary pipe
cutter. It is not, according to my magnet, stainless steel - is that a
reliable test?

No reason why it should rust anymore than the rads themselves. Water in a
near sealed system doesn't contain oxygen, therefore no rust.

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*I'm pretty sure that sex is better than logic, but I can't prove it.

Dave Plowman London SW
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