Can I use plastic piping in a floor void?

[curium]

I have a leaking pipe in the void between my ground floor kitchen ceiling and 1st floor bathroom floor.

I've pulled way the plasterboard ceiling and there is a T-join that must have been disturbed during the bathroom refit.

There are 2 pipes, hot & cold, coming from the thermal store which come up through the bathroom floor to serve the bath.
Before they come up through the floor the T-join takes a supply off each to the bathroom basin. This is where a swan neck bend has been put in.

My pipe bending skills are ****e and this section would need to be removed to effect a repair. Due to the limited access to the pipes, would it be okay to replace a section of this pipe run with a flexible plastic pipe?

Cheers for your help

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• curium
• 12 Dec 2010
• 2

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• curium
• 12 Dec 2010
• 2

 

[BingoBongo]

getting in to cut the pipe at the joist side looks a right pain,could try cleaning it up and resoldering but it would be doubtfull if you could get all the water out the pipework

 

[WabbitPoo]

So the answer to his question is...?

 

[cumbriahandyman]

So the answer to his question is...?

Yes he can...

 

[BingoBongo]

So the answer to his question is...?

yes but it will be a pita