Trac Pipe

[HarrogateGas]

Anybody used it...got a big 5 floor system to put in and getting the gas to the boiler where i want it is going to be a nightmare to say the least. Ive seen trac pipe only once and wondered what peoples opinions of it are.

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

I`ve used it but only from E.C.V. to regulator.....are you sure you are talking about trac-pipe??

 

[bripl]

used trac pipe a few times handy to use but ferkin expensive ,also watch your joints can be a buggar to seal, over long distances up through floors just like pulling mdpe.

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

used trac pipe a few times handy to use but ferkin expensive ,also watch your joints can be a buggar to seal, over long distances up through floors just like pulling mdpe.

Really, can you expand on that because I am genuinely fascinated..never seen it done or used...

 

[bripl]

comes in coils we order it in whatever lenght req 25m/50m etc,pvc coated stainless pipe can be bent or formed to shape supported at intervals can be awkward pulling up on your own larger sizes are heavy .here is a link to the manufacturers www.omegaflex.co.uk

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

Thanks for that Bripl..most informative...

 

[doitall]

Two small points to remember.

You cannot bury the pipe in a screed.

You may have an issue with fire regs in a multiple occupancy building.

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

DIA is there anything that you do not know??

 

[ollski]

trac pipe has been part of the ACS for the last 2.5 years.

 

[doitall]

DIA is there anything that you do not know??

Been learning for the last 48 years so quite possibly there's a few new things still to take in the old brain

The point is in this trade you/me will never stop learning, thats what makes it so interesting.

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

trac pipe has been part of the ACS for the last 2.5 years.

I know, but it only involved Gas meters when I sat mine. .....in fact I sat my ACS less than 2 years ago..wasn`t much of a mention there...

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

Been learning for the last 48 years so quite possibly there's a few new things still to take in the old brain

The point is in this trade you/me will never stop learning, thats what makes it so interesting.

That`s so annoying....not knowing..coming across systems that you are totally unprepared for..you have seen it all.. read the book & worn the T-shirt...must be great being a smug b*stard...

 

[Al-Glasgow]

Two small points to remember.

You cannot bury the pipe in a screed.

You may have an issue with fire regs in a multiple occupancy building.

Iv'e seen plenty buried in cement/screed, using a simple plastic barrier to protect the trac-pipe.

Al

 

[corgiman]

Two small points to remember.

You cannot bury the pipe in a screed.

You may have an issue with fire regs in a multiple occupancy building.

Iv'e seen plenty buried in cement/screed, using a simple plastic barrier to protect the trac-pipe.

Al

it can be in screed only the joints must be accesible as the are compression

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

doitall wrote:

Two small points to remember.

You cannot bury the pipe in a screed.

Tracpipe® manufactured to BS 7838 may be buried directly in screed/concrete,[/b] without the need for additional protection

I take it all back....