"Stephen Dawson" wrote in message
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On Tue, 4 May 2004 17:03:44 +0100, "IMM" wrote:


"Grunff" wrote in message
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IMM wrote:

A hacksaw and trimmed it off with Stanley knife to remove an burred
edges.

ROFL!! You're a real pro...

What Hepworth say...


We do recommend the use of a Hep2O pipe cutter, however any pipe cutter
designed to cut plastics pipes should be suitable. One of the major
advantages of a purpose designed cutter is speed, however the
requirements
for the cutter are that it should cut the tube square without scoring
or
scratching the pipe or leaving burrs or swarf which could get under the
'O'
ring. It is for this reason that hacksaws should not be used.

The inventive can find many ways of achieving a perfectly acceptable
clean,
square cut using a variety of tools.

which does not include a hacksaw.



The Hepworth Plumbing Products Team


An amateur will make a hash of it if the cutters are not available.
You
see
a professional will achieve a nice burr free square cut with tools
available.

I think not. A professional would have the proper tools.

This is a typical example of your "doing it on the cheap" mentality,
and this time you have come unstuck.

Trying to then pretend that the product is faulty is ridiculous and
fools nobody except yourself.


.andy

To email, substitute .nospam with .gl

I have been using speedfit for years and have only had one failure, and
that
was using it on chromed pipe. On readnig the booklet it says not suitable
for chromed pipe.

They now say it is suitable for chromed pipe. They can't make minds up.

Learnt the hard way that day, however, I always use the
correct cutter and have never had a failure.

You are a luck DIYer then. Take heed if you don't want a big problems.