Can someone answer this please.

We are in the middle of having a bathroom update which includes a move in 
position of the bath and basin. Where the bath is now, the old supply pipes 
for the basin have been utilised. The plumber has fastened on what appear to 
be metal-cased flexible tube-piping to the original copper pipes, which then 
fasten onto the taps on the bath.

We have had an alternate plumber here today to do some work on a radiator 
and he expressed an interest in finishing the job off after i told him how 
shoddy and slack the original plumber is being. (not turning up, no phone 
call etc)
He looked at the plumbing in of the bath and said that its' okay to use this 
flexi tubing stuff, but each supply pipe should have an isolation valve so 
we can isolate the supply to the bath completely. He said that this is part 
of the regs for plumbing in of a bath. Is this correct or is this new 
plumber just trying to make me more peed off at the original one and 
increase his chances of being asked to finish the job?

Thanks,

Scoob

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"scoob"  wrote in message
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> Can someone answer this please.
>
> We are in the middle of having a bathroom update which includes a move in
> position of the bath and basin. Where the bath is now, the old supply
> pipes for the basin have been utilised. The plumber has fastened on what
> appear to be metal-cased flexible tube-piping to the original copper
> pipes, which then fasten onto the taps on the bath.
>
> We have had an alternate plumber here today to do some work on a radiator
> and he expressed an interest in finishing the job off after i told him how
> shoddy and slack the original plumber is being. (not turning up, no phone
> call etc)
> He looked at the plumbing in of the bath and said that its' okay to use
> this flexi tubing stuff, but each supply pipe should have an isolation
> valve so we can isolate the supply to the bath completely. He said that
> this is part of the regs for plumbing in of a bath. Is this correct or is
> this new plumber just trying to make me more peed off at the original one
> and increase his chances of being asked to finish the job?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scoob
>
> -- 

I suspect the second plumber is correct. All the new-build properties I work
in seem to have isolators on all the taps and cisterns. (I am an amateur, a
professional might differ and it could also depend on different regional
water authority regulations).In addition, I too have used these flexipipes
on a bungalow that I refurbed, quite handy and more convenient to use than
trying to run copper straight to the taps. You can even buy these with
built-in isolators.

Ian

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>
> "scoob"  wrote in message
> news:vjIZd.22882$3A6.14114@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
> > Can someone answer this please.
> >
> > We are in the middle of having a bathroom update which includes a move
in
> > position of the bath and basin. Where the bath is now, the old supply
> > pipes for the basin have been utilised. The plumber has fastened on what
> > appear to be metal-cased flexible tube-piping to the original copper
> > pipes, which then fasten onto the taps on the bath.
> >
> > We have had an alternate plumber here today to do some work on a
radiator
> > and he expressed an interest in finishing the job off after i told him
how
> > shoddy and slack the original plumber is being. (not turning up, no
phone
> > call etc)
> > He looked at the plumbing in of the bath and said that its' okay to use
> > this flexi tubing stuff, but each supply pipe should have an isolation
> > valve so we can isolate the supply to the bath completely. He said that
> > this is part of the regs for plumbing in of a bath. Is this correct or
is
> > this new plumber just trying to make me more peed off at the original
one
> > and increase his chances of being asked to finish the job?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Scoob
> >



I believe the isolators are just for convenience. If the bath has a mixer
tap then you would need non return valves to meet the regs.

Adam