thebutler
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 posted on 14/12/03 at 06:18 PM |
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UPVC Coolant Pipes
Hi,
Does anybody know if it's OK use UPVC piping in the coolant circuit. For example to join two pieces of rubber hose togther?
By UVPC I mean the stuff you get in places like B&Q for plumbing.
Any advice appreciated.
Steve
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 14/12/03 at 06:22 PM |
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seen it used, but i havent risked it myself, the copper fittings from plumb center do a good job, i used one with a smaller dia "T" to run
a line to the expansion bottle from my btm hose, still going strong.
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brianm
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| posted on 14/12/03 at 07:58 PM |
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Not sure whether it is suitable or not, (tend to think it would soften to much), but the waste pipes you buy in B&Q are probably made from ABS.
Marley make waste pipe in both ABS and uPVC, uPVC being suitable for outside use, but ABS must be protected from sunlight.
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steve m
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| posted on 14/12/03 at 10:54 PM |
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I think some light reading on Hicosts accident re hot water, would put anyone off using any thing but the proper items
My cooling system is made up with a multitude of Items, and all of them are/were designed for a car's hot water !!!
FYI, Hicosts car has been built to a very high standard, and James is not someone who "cuts corners", yet his accident nearly cost him his
life, I believe that a metal water pipe fractured and filled the cockpit with steam/hot water
The B&Q plastic tube may well be ok for hot water, but is it designed for hot water under pressure ????
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 14/12/03 at 11:14 PM |
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dint think of that, very valid points.
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thebutler
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| posted on 15/12/03 at 10:23 AM |
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Thanks for the advice. I suppoese it doesn't do to cut corners.
The next obivous queston is where I can get some suitable hose joiners (32mm OD) at a reasonable price. Demon tweeks do them for £8 each!
Cheers,
Steve
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JoelP
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| posted on 15/12/03 at 10:34 AM |
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was it northy who posted a link a while ago for a place that had bucket fulls of different joiners and tees?
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Northy
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| posted on 15/12/03 at 06:10 PM |
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Yeap, but all plastic 
I got some 32mm ones from Demon Peads
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing! 
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 15/12/03 at 07:18 PM |
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i thought a piccy showed that hicosts accident was a hose that blew off its fitting......
atb
steve
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malcolmstoddart
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| posted on 15/12/03 at 08:05 PM |
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UPVC Coolant Pipes
You could.. join the hoses with copper pipe and put beads on either end like below...
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=9080
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Hellfire
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| posted on 15/12/03 at 09:07 PM |
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Very reasonable prices...
Try visiting the following site - they are great lads and prices are extremely reasonable.
Click HERE to go there...
Good hunting! 
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Peteff
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| posted on 15/12/03 at 10:27 PM |
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28mm Yorkshire fittings available from plumbing suppliers with the solder ring fitting have a lip for the jubilee clip to grip behind and are
reasonably priced. I've used them to extend my bottom hose.
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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thebutler
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| posted on 16/12/03 at 01:11 AM |
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Thanks for all the reply's chaps.
Having read back over what happened to Hicost, I've decided to go with the safest(?) route and order some joiners from DT - expensive, but at
least they'll look nice...
Steve
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tadltd
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| posted on 16/12/03 at 09:45 AM |
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Just in caseyou haven't ordered yet, have you tried Merlin Motorsport? They do a wide range of ally hose joiners in different diameters and
lengths which I THINK are cheaper than Demon Tweeks.
I think they're on the web, not sure of the address tho'... Anyone?
Steve.
(edited because I can't spell!) 
[Edited on 16/12/03 by tadltd]
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JoelP
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| posted on 16/12/03 at 09:50 AM |
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main site:
http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/
any thoughts on the vulcoflex hoses?
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thebutler
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| posted on 16/12/03 at 01:06 PM |
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I did try Merlin, but they were more expensive (10p) Also they didn't have a picture, and it's nice to see what you're getting!
Steve
[Edited on 16/12/03 by thebutler]
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