Adding a radiator with plastic pipes

Gerry1995 · 22-03-2012 9:38am #1

I want to add a radiator to my systen which currently has 4 single rads on a boiler with 50/80,000 BTU. What is the actual name of the best plastic pipe to use which would be continued from .5in /22mm copper.

gdavis · 22-03-2012 6:37pm

qualplex??

Gerry1995 · 22-03-2012 7:01pm

thanks for that.

JohnnieK · 22-03-2012 7:01pm

You get pre-insulated qualpex too.

JohnnieK · 22-03-2012 7:05pm

Just a question. Are you going surface with the qualpex or under the floor? If you are putting it surface you will need about 500 clips to keep it straight when it heats up

paddy147 · 22-03-2012 9:46pm

JohnnieK wrote: »

Just a question. Are you going surface with the qualpex or under the floor? If you are putting it surface you will need about 500 clips to keep it straight when it heats up

wibbly wobbly wonder.:D

gdavis · 22-03-2012 10:06pm

and the rest !!

wing52 · 22-03-2012 10:36pm

The joy of pex:p:p:p:p:p:p

Gerry1995 · 23-03-2012 12:45am

This is in a cottage, so straight up the wall to attic from last Rad across attic floor for 2 meters and straight down wall in bathroom.

santechnic · 23-03-2012 12:56am

Ohhhhh.........possible air locks to that rad Gerry its up through the attic and back down again....

JohnnieK · 23-03-2012 6:11pm

Yeah, you will need auto air vents in the attic. Try and do the exposed pipework in copper, exposed qualpex looks desperate and will sag all over the place when hot.

gdavis · 23-03-2012 9:03pm

and stick a mini valve under the aav!!!!!!!!!1

Adding a radiator with plastic pipes

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