What are some suitable materials for covering copper 15mm pipes that I
want to sink into a wall and plaster over?

Bearing in mind the plumbers merchants are now closed for the weekend.

Would electrical insulating tape do the trick? Obviously not too heat
resistant.

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blackbat writes:
What are some suitable materials for covering copper 15mm pipes that I
want to sink into a wall and plaster over?

Bearing in mind the plumbers merchants are now closed for the weekend.

Would electrical insulating tape do the trick? Obviously not too heat
resistant.

Depends on the run, but I ran my ones to the shower inside 20mm
plastic electrical conduit. To bend this combination, I used a
22mm pipe bender. You might also be able to do it with a 15mm
internal spring bender if you don't have a proper pipe bender.

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Andrew Gabriel

On 06 Jan 2007 15:02:33 GMT, (Andrew
Gabriel) wrote:


Depends on the run, but I ran my ones to the shower inside 20mm
plastic electrical conduit. To bend this combination, I used a
22mm pipe bender. You might also be able to do it with a 15mm
internal spring bender if you don't have a proper pipe bender.

Thanks - I guess I should allow for expansion too. Your solution does!
I wonder whether pipe foam lagging would also be suitable...

blackbat wrote:
What are some suitable materials for covering copper 15mm pipes that I
want to sink into a wall and plaster over?

Bearing in mind the plumbers merchants are now closed for the weekend.

Would electrical insulating tape do the trick? Obviously not too heat
resistant.

Whatever you use won't be heat resistant, a lot of plumbers use duck tape,
it's only to protect the copper from the cement....to minimise cracking
afterwards, cover with fibreglass or foam rubber prior to plastering - this
gives a mm or two for expansion.

blackbat wrote:
On 06 Jan 2007 15:02:33 GMT, (Andrew
Gabriel) wrote:


Depends on the run, but I ran my ones to the shower inside 20mm
plastic electrical conduit. To bend this combination, I used a
22mm pipe bender. You might also be able to do it with a 15mm
internal spring bender if you don't have a proper pipe bender.

Thanks - I guess I should allow for expansion too. Your solution does!
I wonder whether pipe foam lagging would also be suitable...

Oh its fine.

But BULKY.

Expansion you must allow for.

I've even used bits of expanded poly cut from whatever to cover up pipes
before slapping the wet stuff over the lot. join it with PVC packing or
Duct tape.

blackbat wrote:

What are some suitable materials for covering copper 15mm pipes that I
want to sink into a wall and plaster over?

Bearing in mind the plumbers merchants are now closed for the weekend.

Would electrical insulating tape do the trick? Obviously not too heat
resistant.

If its a wall you need to address minute amounts of expansion, and
almost any nonrigid cover would do that, even rag & cling film,
anything that'll survive being plastered over.


NT

blackbat wrote:

What are some suitable materials for covering copper 15mm pipes that I
want to sink into a wall and plaster over?

Denso wrap

Bearing in mind the plumbers merchants are now closed for the weekend.

Available from (larger?) Q&B, but you've got 90mins to get there ...

On Sat, 06 Jan 2007 18:31:40 +0000, Andy Burns
wrote:

Available from (larger?) Q&B, but you've got 90mins to get there ...

but 2 hours queuing :-(

On 6 Jan 2007 09:05:16 -0800, wrote:


If its a wall you need to address minute amounts of expansion, and
almost any nonrigid cover would do that, even rag & cling film,
anything that'll survive being plastered over.


I've just trimmed some foam lagging down to half its thickness with a
sharp stanley knife - it may do the job.