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OK. So I know its not proper plumbing but it certainly seems easier for
the novice plumber.

However, any opinions on their usefullness etc ?


They are very good. One gets the occasional fail during installation, as
one does with copper, but these failures are more spectacular (and wet) as
the whole joint goes rather than just seeping.

But long term I believe they are better. The copper piping in the house we
are renovating was seeping or about to go in various places as the copper
had simply dissolved away due to pH and nitrate levels. Plastic solves this
problem.

But above all the flexibility of the plastic pipe is so good that even if
you don't trust the push-fit connectors I'd still say use the pipe but with
brass compression fittings.