List: time-nuts@lists.febo.com
From: bg@lysator.liu.se
OT Euro/US plumbing was 14 tpi UNS die
Tue, Jul 7, 2009 9:38 PM
radiators, fin/coil baseboard radiators, radiant baseboard, or
> steel radiators/towel warmers imported from the Europe.
Your description does not enlighten me... there are all sorts of radiators
available here.
> Most of the European systems are geared towards PEX tubing, and
> compression
> fittings... and untapered pipe thread with jamb nuts and O-rings.
PEX tubing has been "certified", but Prisol tubing (ie soft bendable Cu
with plastic "coating") is much more common here. Cu tube joints are made
with "nut", "support cylinder" and a "squeeze ring".
> Runtal, Cordivari, Wirsbro and Wesaunard are examples I have run into.
It is actually Wirsbo... ;-) The others are unknown to me.
> Do you install and repair systems? Or just live with them?
I do minor changes to the house system. And I have accumulated more than
enough radiator heating seasons to know your "two seasons to leak" quality
must be a US craftmanship problem.
> -Chuck Harris
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