I've got a small amount of re-plumbing to do (Hot and cold water - 15mm +
22mm). I intend using the push fit plastic stuff and had a look in B&Q
today. I was rather confused - they do 3 different types of plastic push
fit plumbing systems - Speedfit, Polyplumb and Marley Equator. I liked the
look of the Marley stuff - and it was cheaper than Speedfit. Has anyone
used it? Any problems with it?

Second question - all three systems say *not* to use a hacksaw for cutting
the plastic pipes. I had intended using my mitre saw but assume this is a
no no as well. Any idea why? As I only have around half a dozen cuts to
make, buying a plastic pipe cutter seems a bit OTT although I will if
necessary.

TIA.
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Troy wrote:
I've got a small amount of re-plumbing to do (Hot and cold water -
15mm + 22mm). I intend using the push fit plastic stuff and had a
look in B&Q today. I was rather confused - they do 3 different types
of plastic push fit plumbing systems - Speedfit, Polyplumb and Marley
Equator. I liked the look of the Marley stuff - and it was cheaper
than Speedfit. Has anyone used it? Any problems with it?

Second question - all three systems say *not* to use a hacksaw for
cutting the plastic pipes. I had intended using my mitre saw but
assume this is a no no as well. Any idea why? As I only have around
half a dozen cuts to make, buying a plastic pipe cutter seems a bit
OTT although I will if necessary.
The Marley is the most recent product and is very good.
If you've got some decent garden secatuers these do just as good a job as
the pipe cutter. just try to keep the cut square.

Troy wrote:

Second question - all three systems say *not* to use a hacksaw for cutting
the plastic pipes. I had intended using my mitre saw but assume this is a
no no as well. Any idea why? As I only have around half a dozen cuts to
make, buying a plastic pipe cutter seems a bit OTT although I will if
necessary.

Just buy the pipe cutter - they're less than a tenner, and will
save you a lot of time. Don't use any type of saw.

--
Grunff

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Second question - all three systems say *not* to use a hacksaw for cutting
the plastic pipes. I had intended using my mitre saw but assume this is a
no no as well. Any idea why? As I only have around half a dozen cuts to
make, buying a plastic pipe cutter seems a bit OTT although I will if
necessary.

I assume it's because that if you use a hacksaw then it is harder to
keep the cut square and you need to make sure that all the swarf is
removed and the end is cleaned up.

If they just say 'don't do it' then they have covered themselves if
someone does and then they have a problem.

The cutters do make life much easier and quicker, but as an alternative
I've used a Stanley knife to cut Hep20 with no problem.
--
Chris French, Leeds

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I've got a small amount of re-plumbing to do (Hot and cold water - 15mm +
22mm). I intend using the push fit plastic stuff and had a look in B&Q
today. I was rather confused - they do 3 different types of plastic push
fit plumbing systems - Speedfit, Polyplumb and Marley Equator. I liked the
look of the Marley stuff - and it was cheaper than Speedfit. Has anyone
used it? Any problems with it?

I rate it the best of the plastic systems of: Hep2O, Speedfit, Osma Gold and
Polyplumb. The fittings are metal encapsulated with metal pipe inserts. The
only company to do this. Equator pipe has an oxygen barrier. Hepworth and
Polyplumb have two different pipe types. One with a barrier and one
without, all others have the barrier.





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On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 20:44:42 +0100, Troy
wrote:

I've got a small amount of re-plumbing to do (Hot and cold water - 15mm +
22mm). I intend using the push fit plastic stuff and had a look in B&Q
today. I was rather confused - they do 3 different types of plastic push
fit plumbing systems - Speedfit, Polyplumb and Marley Equator. I liked the
look of the Marley stuff - and it was cheaper than Speedfit. Has anyone
used it? Any problems with it?

Second question - all three systems say *not* to use a hacksaw for cutting
the plastic pipes. I had intended using my mitre saw but assume this is a
no no as well. Any idea why? As I only have around half a dozen cuts to
make, buying a plastic pipe cutter seems a bit OTT although I will if
necessary.

TIA.

Just redone the pipework as part of refitting my bathroom and used
Speedfit. Buy the cutter - it's a doddle to use and takes seconds.
Had to cut some copper pipe that I couldn't get to with the pipecutter
and it's a bugger to cut straight.

Make sure you buy enough inserts as I wasted a few by having to rejig
the hot/cold after not checking which way round they were on the sink
(doh!) and I don't know the "rules" but I didn't fancy trying to pull
the plastic inserts back out the pipes and for the sake of a few
pence.

If you don't have them fit some service valves while you're at it -
very handy!! :-)

Mark S.