Chris Skrimshire
2020-12-08 16:34:30 UTC
My son has just moved into an old house and wants to hide some radiator pipes by chasing them into the wall. The thinking is 10mm., for smaller channels, and plastic for simplicity and less heat loss.
I've never used or worked with plastic pipes so the questions I have are:-
Is plastic accepted now as being reliable, if so what makes are/are not recommended? I was looking at the HEP20 website, but have heard negative views of them in the past.
Are there radiator fittings/adaptors for 10mm plastic pipes that look OK?
Is it best to insulate plastic pipes or is this unnecessary?
Should the plastic pipes be in some sort of conduit or covering?
How deep/wide a cut channel (into brick, not breeze block) can we get away with?
I'm guessing that with plastic pipes some sort of metal tape would be a good idea so the pipe channel could be detected?
I'm assuming that chasing out channels (in the main living room) will be very messy (never done it myself). Any tips/advice on the best way of tackling it?
What are the chances of plastering over the channel without unevenness or cracking?
Any views or experiences would be very useful. Thanks.
Chris
I've never used or worked with plastic pipes so the questions I have are:-
Is plastic accepted now as being reliable, if so what makes are/are not recommended? I was looking at the HEP20 website, but have heard negative views of them in the past.
Are there radiator fittings/adaptors for 10mm plastic pipes that look OK?
Is it best to insulate plastic pipes or is this unnecessary?
Should the plastic pipes be in some sort of conduit or covering?
How deep/wide a cut channel (into brick, not breeze block) can we get away with?
I'm guessing that with plastic pipes some sort of metal tape would be a good idea so the pipe channel could be detected?
I'm assuming that chasing out channels (in the main living room) will be very messy (never done it myself). Any tips/advice on the best way of tackling it?
What are the chances of plastering over the channel without unevenness or cracking?
Any views or experiences would be very useful. Thanks.
Chris