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PPR Fittings List to BOQ: Counting Pipe, Fittings and Waste
Fittings & Systems

PPR Fittings List to BOQ: Counting Pipe, Fittings and Waste

PPR fittings list to BOQ: the NRM2 rule on whether fittings are priced at all, the four count triggers, fusion-depth pipe loss,…

August 19, 2026 · 19 min read
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PEX Pipe-in-Pipe Relining: Sizing, Clearance and When It Beats Repiping
Fittings & Systems

PEX Pipe-in-Pipe Relining: Sizing, Clearance and When It Beats Repiping

Pex pipe in pipe relining pulls a smaller PEX tube through an existing host pipe and terminates it at both ends. The…

August 7, 2026 · 14 min read
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Pipe for Underfloor Heating: Standards & Sourcing Guide
Fittings & Systems

Pipe for Underfloor Heating: Standards & Sourcing Guide

Pipe for underfloor heating is not one product. It is a loop pipe inside the floor, a distribution pipe between the plant…

August 6, 2026 · 15 min read
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PPR Pipe Cutter Sizes: Match the Tool to the Pipe | Hitze
Fittings & Systems

PPR Pipe Cutter Sizes: Match the Tool to the Pipe | Hitze

PPR pipe cutter sizes are sold by one number: the maximum outside diameter the tool can shear. Walk a tool counter and…

August 1, 2026 · 14 min read
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PPR Fittings Names: Read a Catalogue Without Ordering Wrong
Fittings & Systems

PPR Fittings Names: Read a Catalogue Without Ordering Wrong

A PP-R range is eight fitting families — socket, elbow, tee, reducer, end cap, union, brass-insert fitting and saddle — and every…

July 31, 2026 · 14 min read
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Underfloor Heating Manifold Installation: Position, Test, Screed and Commission
Fittings & Systems

Underfloor Heating Manifold Installation: Position, Test, Screed and Commission

Install a UFH manifold to EN 1264-4: port count, Eurocone connections, the 4-6 bar DIN 18380 test, screed cover depths and the…

July 29, 2026 · 38 min read
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Balancing an Underfloor Heating Manifold: Flow-Meter Settings
Fittings & Systems

Balancing an Underfloor Heating Manifold: Flow-Meter Settings

Cold rooms with the pump running? The full manifold balancing procedure: calculate per-loop flow, purge, set the 0-2.5 L/min meters, avoid actuator…

July 21, 2026 · 18 min read
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Fitting Pressure Ratings (PN16/PN25): Why the Joint Sets the Limit
Fittings & Systems

Fitting Pressure Ratings (PN16/PN25): Why the Joint Sets the Limit

PN16 vs PN25 fitting pressure ratings: temperature derating, EPDM seal limits, EN 1254, and why the system rating is the weakest joint.…

July 21, 2026 · 16 min read
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Galvanic Corrosion in Plumbing: Mixed-Metal Connections Explained
Fittings & Systems

Galvanic Corrosion in Plumbing: Mixed-Metal Connections Explained

Galvanic corrosion in plumbing explained for contractors: the galvanic series, copper-to-galvanized failure, dielectric unions vs brass transitions, and DZR grades.

July 21, 2026 · 19 min read
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PPSU vs Brass Push-Fit Fittings: Material Trade-Offs
Fittings & Systems

PPSU vs Brass Push-Fit Fittings: Material Trade-Offs

PPSU vs brass push-fit fittings compared for wholesalers: hydrolysis, DZR grades, UV, stress-cracking, price index and certs. A stocking matrix from Hitze.

July 21, 2026 · 15 min read
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