Philmac poly liner

milkloss

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Livestock Farmer
Location
East Sussex
Imperial black pipe doesn't need liners. You'll usually need one of these anyway;
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Or some other colour.
 

Oscar

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Livestock Farmer
This is where I got a fair few fittings for the replacement water system we’re fitting on farm currently. As an example 50mm T’s are about half the price than locally! As for liners, well anything in Wynnstay is more expensive than elsewhere!
Hi @vantage ,
Doing a large water project soon so looking at prices of pipes and fittings and looked at Totalpipes on your suggestion having never heard of them . Not sure how , but they are quite a lot cheaper than anyone else to the point you think it must be sub standard or something !!?
Just wondered if you could confirm the stuff is good ?
Eg 25mm mdpe water pipe , 100m £79 25mm tap £24.56
McveighParker £100.70 £61.36
BP plastics £94.02 £36.95
MVFarmers £96 £38.25
Thanks
 

vantage

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Pembs
Hi @vantage ,
Doing a large water project soon so looking at prices of pipes and fittings and looked at Totalpipes on your suggestion having never heard of them . Not sure how , but they are quite a lot cheaper than anyone else to the point you think it must be sub standard or something !!?
Just wondered if you could confirm the stuff is good ?
Eg 25mm mdpe water pipe , 100m £79 25mm tap £24.56
McveighParker £100.70 £61.36
BP plastics £94.02 £36.95
MVFarmers £96 £38.25
Thanks
No problem at all with them, all stuff good. EBay worth a look too, bought a fair bit there too, £12 for 50mm T’s!
 

Exfarmer

Member
Location
Bury St Edmunds
Hi @vantage ,
Doing a large water project soon so looking at prices of pipes and fittings and looked at Totalpipes on your suggestion having never heard of them . Not sure how , but they are quite a lot cheaper than anyone else to the point you think it must be sub standard or something !!?
Just wondered if you could confirm the stuff is good ?
Eg 25mm mdpe water pipe , 100m £79 25mm tap £24.56
McveighParker £100.70 £61.36
BP plastics £94.02 £36.95
MVFarmers £96 £38.25
Thanks
The mark up in some industry and particularly, ironmongery plumbing building etc, is dramatic. Just make sure you are being quoted the same class pipe.
My first irrigation main I laid the plant hire firm I contacted about prices for the 360 told me to speak to a company for pipe, I saved more than the hire of the man and machine
 

neilo

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Montgomeryshire
I'm not the only one who thinks plasson a junk. Been plumbing for 30+ years. Never a problem with philmac.

I’m not saying you’re not a numpty :rolleyes: , but I agree. Never have any problems with Philmac but Plasson can be quite temperamental ime.

I might use up old Plasson fittings above ground, where I can see them, but I’d not bury one.
 
Buy a couple of the cheap plastic C spanners for nipping up fittings. Much handier than stillsons and will be still in the water fittings box when you look for them.

Depends who last had the box! 🤬

Not small money if you shop at Wynnstay!! 😀

Yeah you really don’t want to go there, I don’t rate their management much either

This is where I got a fair few fittings for the replacement water system we’re fitting on farm currently. As an example 50mm T’s are about half the price than locally! As for liners, well anything in Wynnstay is more expensive than elsewhere!


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These are the guys to use. I’ve never found anyone cheaper for the 32mm range, ever, in about 8 years.
 

colhonk

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Darlington
Whats the best way to cut 50mm blue pipe for to use these fittings?, does not look like them plier / knife cutter things are much cop for large pipe.
 

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