Rothenberger press tool

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Antex Electronics Soldering Accessory Soldering Iron Head, for use with Pipe/Plumbing Solder Irons | Antex Electronics | RS International

V001550 Antex Electronics | Antex Electronics Soldering Accessory Soldering Iron Head, for use with Pipe/Plumbing Solder Irons | 684-686 | RS

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[hotponyshoes]

I just think a different process could be used for traditional copper pipe joining without flame (maybe some form of induction heating or similar?) which would do away with much of the risk when using torches.

You can get electric tools.
Antex do one. I'm sure there are more.
Like a double soldering iron with jaws rather than a tip.
Takes a while to heat up and then stays hot for ages so you have to be careful where you put it down but works fine.

 

[8ob]

A lot of this quick fit gear has come about with the complications associated with hot works permits. I have just ripped out perfectly serviceable copper plumbing/pipe work at a property that I know for a fact is the wrong side of forty five years old ,its part of a refurb and I was wondering whether we will be saying the same about press fit gear in the years to come. I think not, my sister had problems with age hardening of plastic heating pipes, stuff had gone brittle inside five years and was snapping off under floorboards when rads were taken off for painting.

Bob

 

[Cobbler]

my sister had problems with age hardening of plastic heating pipes, stuff had gone brittle inside five years and was snapping off under floorboards when rads were taken off for painting.

Bob

The property my boy bought had plastic central heating pipes under the floor & had several leaks due to mice eating through the pipes. Luckily it was in a granny annexe that was being refurbished anyway.

 

[ELL]

If one of these fittings leaks, you can't just remove and replacethe fitting like with speed fit, you would have to replace the bit of pipe it goes into and fit a sleeve. So if a fitting is fitted, tested and leaking, it's more of a pain to replace, at the installation stage.

 

[Kayos]

If one of these fittings leaks, you can't just remove and replacethe fitting like with speed fit, you would have to replace the bit of pipe it goes into and fit a sleeve. So if a fitting is fitted, tested and leaking, it's more of a pain to replace, at the installation stage.

I don't have any official figures, but in my experience I've never seen one fail, and I've used thousands, all the way up to 108mm (they use a slightly different tool to install that also pulls the fittings onto the pipe)

 

[winchman]

I have seen them used in industry as no hot work required, not seen one leak yet