Is it worth replacing copper pipe because it's got Imperial sizes?

[teaboyjim]

I've removed all of the water pipes from a house I'm refurbishing because they were lead. The current system has "microbore" sized pipes in the rooms. Is the Imperial size a reason to get rid of the existing copper pipe ?

 

[ianmcd]

no such thing as Imperial microbore pipe

 

[teaboyjim]

So if my system has got microbore sized pipe would that be an indicator that the system is metric?

 

[ianmcd]

So if my system has got microbore sized pipe would that be an indicator that the system is metric?

Probably unless the microbore was an add on to an existing system, what make and model is/was the boiler ?

 

[teaboyjim]

Probably unless the microbore was an add on to an existing system, what make and model is/was the boiler ?

The boiler is about 10 years old and it's a Baxi I'll have to get the model number

 

[ianmcd]

Thanks Ian, The boiler is about 10 years old and it's a Baxi, I'll have to get the model number again.[/QUOTE
if you have microbore you will have manifolds can you post a pic of one ? I doubt you have imperial pipe, but even if you do it is not a big deal

 

[wannocks]

If you're replacing rads its worth oversizing them to run at low temperatures to have maximum efficiency from the boiler.