On 26 Aug 2005 16:19:49 -0700, wrote:


Andy Hall wrote:


The main thing is to follow the manufacturer's instructions.

This usually includes but is not limited to:

- Cut the pipe clean and square using a tubing cutter and not a
hacksaw

I don't buy this. When I started using plastic pipes I used a hacksaw
and trimmed of the pipe edge. As long as the cut is square all is fine
as the pipe indert isolates the pipe from the O ring as it is being
pushed on the pipe. For a few joints, using a hacksaw and some care,
and all is fine.

You are IMM and I claim my £5. He said exactly the same and ended up
with a flood.

Most, if not all of the plastic plumbing manufacturers explicitly tell
you not to use a hacksaw.


I use a £40 gun type pipe cutter as I now use lots of
plastic pipe.

These are good, I know, but the casual user can use a £5 pipe cutter
and get a good and correct result without bodging with a hacksaw




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..andy

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