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most people change their bathroom every 20 years or less
Lol.
Who here;
a) has lived in the same place for 20yrs, and / or
b) has a 20yo bathroom?Not having a pop btw as I know what you mean. Just sceptical (partially as we had a leaky copper pipe) whether properly installed plastic pipe is in reality any less reliable.
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Oh, I'm with you, as I said I have plastic pipe, and it certainly doesn't keep me up at night...
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our downstairs lav is 20 years old
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Who here;
a) has lived in the same place for 20yrs, and / or
b) has a 20yo bathroom?When I bought this place I'm sure the bathroom was possibly even 40 years old, but the lady had lived here most of her life. csb.
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True of bathrooms maybe but my loft conversion in my previous place was done with plastic piping. I'm guessing that won't be changed every 20 years.
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I've lived in the same place for 20 years. The bathroom is only 10 years old but it was 20 years old before it was replaced.
I can understand why it might surprise people that anyone stays in one place for 20 years but I know at least 8 households in the surrounding houses that have been here longer than 20 years.
I have fitted plastic and copper pipe, never even considered the price difference as the joints for plastic seem to make up any difference in the cost of the pipe. I use plastic occasionally when it's out of sight.
I think Sam_w has it right, no one knows yet what the problems will be. I've seen copper pipe failing because of iron deposits in the manufacturing process, a whole load of Italian copper had that problem at one point. I'v never been called to a problem with plastic fittings but I don't deal exclusively with plumbing. I've never had a plumber tell me they wouldn't use it or a supplier give me any warning about it.
Sam_w
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Airhead
Well the thing is, they don't really know! modern plastic pipes have only been used in plumbing for around 20 years or so, so the total lifespan is unknown, apparently it is the rubber seals in the plastic piping that is likely to go rather than the pipe itself. I guess given most people change their bathroom every 20 years or less then it probably won't be an issue for most, as can just change the pipes at that point.
We have a mixture of copper and plastic in house, simply because I couldn't afford to do all copper, given the amount of pipes we have!