Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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Open any plumbers van these days and you will find them full of plastic,
the norm is to use plastic where they can, copper where its visible or
necessary (rad tails etc)

Well, yes, but then they don't have to live in the house - or worry about
things lasting more than a year or so.

plastic has been used below gound for years, where's it's really inconvenient
to just pop another elbow on, hasn't it ? so plastic can be shown to be effective
and your theory of joints lasting no more than a year or so doesn't scan.

plastic and pushfit has been around long enough for it's longevity to be proven
and it's benefits, in some cases, far outweigh that of copper.


RT