Interestingly and just a notice(your videos are excellent by the way) i watched another video and the guy removed the rubber seals and then compressed the pressfit fitting and water pressure tested it and it didnt leak.so the seal is a belt and braces addition, where the push fit needs the rubber seal for a water tite seal. I have learnt some much from your excellent contain and appreciate it,as a maintenance tech,i am not an out and out plumber,but you videos give me the conferdance to do jobs well.thanks
Yes, I have also seen it and found it very interesting. Rubber is there just to compensate for the pipe movement, thermal expansion, etc. However, have a good look at the Viega fitting he was using, the rubber gasket was approx 8mm away from the press fitting's edge. More security? Better fitting class? It is a bit confusing: M class, etc... One unbeatable advantage of the press is - you can work on the literally water-dripping pipework, while soldering old and wet copper requires tons of heat, with hissing and steaming as a free bonus.
For xpress at work we have to mark it with their depth guage and draw a v through it to satisfy the warranty conditions. I doubt they'd ever pay out anyway but it's something to consider. Solder is reversible whereas press isn't, but you can tweak press slightly after pressing. That rems gun is good, but it's heavier than the novapress style guns. Press also opens up mlcp, we do a lot of uponor at work.
Thanks for the video. I'd say it is the future of copper pipe installation - neat, quicker, less dangerous than soldering - only it's more expensive for the customer and fitter. I have the exact REMS, good to see it being worked, I am right in that it only takes M profile fittings? No other profile press fittings? Not like you can ask for any press-fit fittings? No taking away from the viability of solder fittings and installation, it's been around longer than the dinosaurs. Skilful, and neat, and hard to beat, stood the test of time. I do like coming across old solder installations still holding their own in walls or under floorboards, wherever, but to make a choice, the press fit would be preferable for me, particularly now I have invested in a REMS!!
Interestingly and just a notice(your videos are excellent by the way) i watched another video and the guy removed the rubber seals and then compressed the pressfit fitting and water pressure tested it and it didnt leak.so the seal is a belt and braces addition, where the push fit needs the rubber seal for a water tite seal. I have learnt some much from your excellent contain and appreciate it,as a maintenance tech,i am not an out and out plumber,but you videos give me the conferdance to do jobs well.thanks
Yes, I have also seen it and found it very interesting. Rubber is there just to compensate for the pipe movement, thermal expansion, etc. However, have a good look at the Viega fitting he was using, the rubber gasket was approx 8mm away from the press fitting's edge. More security? Better fitting class? It is a bit confusing: M class, etc... One unbeatable advantage of the press is - you can work on the literally water-dripping pipework, while soldering old and wet copper requires tons of heat, with hissing and steaming as a free bonus.
For xpress at work we have to mark it with their depth guage and draw a v through it to satisfy the warranty conditions. I doubt they'd ever pay out anyway but it's something to consider.
Solder is reversible whereas press isn't, but you can tweak press slightly after pressing.
That rems gun is good, but it's heavier than the novapress style guns.
Press also opens up mlcp, we do a lot of uponor at work.
Thanks for the video. I'd say it is the future of copper pipe installation - neat, quicker, less dangerous than soldering - only it's more expensive for the customer and fitter. I have the exact REMS, good to see it being worked, I am right in that it only takes M profile fittings? No other profile press fittings? Not like you can ask for any press-fit fittings?
No taking away from the viability of solder fittings and installation, it's been around longer than the dinosaurs. Skilful, and neat, and hard to beat, stood the test of time. I do like coming across old solder installations still holding their own in walls or under floorboards, wherever, but to make a choice, the press fit would be preferable for me, particularly now I have invested in a REMS!!
Will be water-tight until the o-rings break down.
I only ever pressed 1 fitting at college 😂😂😂
What level are you doing ?
@@Exodia1986Necross I was at college 3 years ago now almost finished my gas engineer portfolio 💪💪
shame to calibrate